She was An Anchor

by | Mar 5, 2024 | Poetry

This sadness knocks the wind out her It is heavy like a coat soaked with rain Carrying it around makes it impossible to breathe yet she must Thank You that I knew her because with out her I wouldn’t be exactly who I am She is more than some of the reflection in...

5 Books for February 2024

by | Feb 27, 2024 | Book & Product Reviews, Opinions

I was really blessed to come from a family that loved books. My mother, my aunt and mostly my nana really instilled my love for books into me. Nana could tell the best stories, whether she was telling me about my ancestors or she was reading a story from a book or she...

I Like Things to Be Easy

by | Feb 23, 2024 | Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving

I started a new notebook yesterday. I don’t use anything fancy, just a composition book that I can get for about $.50. I don’t keep them. I don’t re-read them or go through them once I have finished them. But I use them to write down my thoughts with my bible...

There Are Lots of Kinds of Pain

by | Feb 16, 2024 | About Summer, Opinions

There are lots of kinds of pain. At the beginning of my last therapy session I had told my therapist that I was having a pain day and he asked me how I handled that. I told him that I responded differently, based on the kind of pain it was. If it is arthritis pain, it...

Broken Platform

by | Feb 9, 2024 | Opinions

I have abilities. I used to market them. Website design. Graphic Design. Business Consulting. But I got busy getting better after I got really sick and had to stop and focus on me and after awhile the few clients I had, had to move on and I just haven’t tried to...

That is What They Know

by | Feb 6, 2024 | About Summer, Chronic Illness, Opinions

I have a person from the past that emails me. I always respond but I don’t tell them too much. Just enough. I know they love me but our relationship has always been toxic. It isn’t their fault. They are a good person they just need some help and I can’t give it to...

5 Books for January 2024

by | Jan 29, 2024 | Book & Product Reviews, Opinions

Happy New Year! I don’t believe in making resolutions but I do believe in doing my best every day. So after committing to 7 books a month for the end of 2023, I decided that I might want to change gears to free up more time for other things. However, I still enjoy...

The Pain of Being Black

by | Jan 22, 2024 | Opinions

Very rarely does Karen G Clemenson share the pain of being Black. She has trained herself to focus on the growth, the goodness of the White people that have helped and loved her, and the moments worth celebrating as we evolve. But she had a moment of rawness as we...