From The Editor – Issue 3 Volume 1

~~~ February is a month that is associated with a number of observances. There is the remembrance of Black history past and present; remembering U.S. Presidents; and of course celebrating love. Because I believe the greatest emotion is love, is the reason I have selected it as the theme for this month. ‘Love’ can lift […]

Bread Pudding Love

~~~ Bread pudding has arrived in high-style it’s the latest vogue fashion food. Dressed in a coconut shell covered with amaretto and white chocolate. Six years into the new millennium they line up in Atlanta for a taste. Nobody had to tell my mama how to make gourmet bread pudding. She’s baked memories for […]

To My Parents With Love

~~~ From various people in my personal life as well as in books and television, I have heard the comment better to have loved once than not at all. I agree with this sentiment but what I think should be added is loving well. In the dictionary love is a noun defined as “an intense […]

Overheard

~~~ Him: I’m not that athletic So my heart does not Skip, jump, somersault, Or otherwise cardio Over you. I’m not that romantic so I do not write poems Send you roses just because Or make Hallmark richer For you. I’m doing me So when I don’t call Or you don’t see me […]

Georgia On My Mind

~~~ “There’s Ma’s house!” My older sister, Althea, and I would scream in excitement as we approached my great-grandmother’s, Julia Dallas-Austin’s, house, 2247 Redwine Ave., College Park, Ga. I could always spot “Ma’s” petite frame sitting on her enclosed front porch, spitting tobacco, and overseeing everything. Ma looked like an Indian Princess: Flawless brown skin, […]

My Love Foundation

~~~ As I indicated in the earlier post ‘To My Parents With Love” my foundation for loving myself and others came from my formative years. Moreover, my parents not only taught me how to have strong love but they welcomed my hubsand from the beginning with open loving arms. There are others that helped form […]

From The Editor – Issue 2 Volume 1

~~~ Over the past week of this post there have been some unexpected incidents across the United States. There was a tragic shooting involving a member of Congress, her staff, supporters, and bystanders. There was a significant accumulation of snow across the nation, resulting in snow in 49 of 50 states. Yes there is even […]

Silence

~~~ To my stepfather, Last October, I sat in the courtroom with my mother, witnessing the court put an end to your 32 year old marriage. Or as I refer to it, your 32 year reign of terror. I guess we appeared, as we always did, like a good family – despite the circumstances. So […]

Rebirth

~~~ I’m so sick and tired, of being tired and sick I want to see my way through this fog But it’s dark and thick. . . And I feel like my spirit is being weighed down by a ton of bricks. I don’t want to buckle When I’m feeling weak, I need to be […]

Hibernation

~~~ Every year I put out my notice of Hibernation. I am not leaving the house for frivolous reasons during the winter. I was born and raised in the Midwest but I have yet to get a handle on winters. I don’t like to be cold. The ritual of adding extra layers of clothing and […]