essays.
20 Years Ago Aunt Jemima Made Me Feel Shame In My Blackness - But I’m Never Hiding Again, Byrdie.
Why Can’t Icy Park Extend Its Message of Empowerment to Its Makers? Remake.
Nike, Lululmeon, and Adidas: Quit Feigning the Humanitarian Ethos, Remake.
The End of the Sassy Black Friend, Byrdie.
home.
45 Tricks That’ll Make Your Home Look So Much More Expensive, Bustle.
Moats, Trampolines and Crazy Pools: The Wildest Requests Pro Landscapers Have Fielded, The Wall Street Journal.
Designers on Their First Apartments And Their Cheap Decor Tricks, The Wall Street Journal.
Skip the Plastic Wrap. 5 Chic, Reusable Food-Storage Alternatives, The Wall Street Journal.
ecomm/reviews.
The 5 Best Notebooks For Fountain Pens, Bustle.
The 4 Best Lipstick Palettes On Amazon, Bustle.
It’s time to spring clean your slow computer. 6 things you can do right now, Yahoo.
18 Creative (And COVID Safe!) Valentine's Day Date Ideas, Loverly.
10 pieces of plus-sized loungewear to cozy up in, Reviewed.
10 Pieces of Plus-Sized Lingerie That Look Sexy On Every Body, Reviewed.
The 10 Best Places To Buy Plus-Sized Clothing Online, Reviewed.
Beware of tax scams: 4 things you should know, Yahoo.
food.
How I Remember To Eat When Working From Home, Greatist.
Why One French Chef Sued Michelin Guide Over A Cheese Soufflé, Mashed.
What Is Huitlacoche And What's It Taste Like? Mashed.
The Reason Frozen Food Isn’t As Common In China, Mashed.
The reason someone was able to cook a steak just by slapping it, Mashed.
The Perfect Valentine’s Day Dinner Exists — and It’s Not What You Think, Greatist.
health/beauty
The Pandemic Made Me Realize How Much I Pick My Skin, Byrdie.
New Hair Care Line Wakati Has a Special Connection to FAMU — Meet One Student Who Helped Create It, People.
What Happens When Co-Parents Disagree About Their Child's Coronavirus Health Plan? People.
Experts Explain Why Your Anxiety Makes You Stress Poop, Hello Giggles.
School Nurses, On The Frontline Of The Pandemic, Are Helping Students Stay Well, Even Virtually, Next City.
Our Bodies May Only Recognize Two Seasons, Study Finds, Verywell Health.
Police Departments Say They're Working to Include Mental Health Professionals, Verywell Health.
New Polls Show More People Are Now Willing To Get The COVID Vaccine, Scary Mommy.
Smiling During an Injection Can Help With Pain and Stress, Study Finds, Verywell Health.
How Public Health Officials Can Increase Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccine, Verywell Health.
Train Yourself To Be Happy: 4 Coachable Parts of Your Mental Health, Verywell Health.
Skip the Plastic Wrap. 5 Chic, Reusable Food Storage Alternatives, The Wall Street Journal.
Struggling With Mental Health at Work? You May Be Covered By The ADA, Verywell Health.
news
Stitch Fix Employee Calls Out Alleged Bad Practices, Remake.
How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Could Actually Combat Colonialism's Destructive Legacy. Vanity Fair.
Dr. Fauci Pushes Back Against Trump’s False Claims About COVID Deaths, Scary Mommy.
5 Steps You Can Take To Protect Yourself From Online Harassment, Verywell Health.
If Georgia Turns Blue We Have Stacey Abrams To Thank, Scary Mommy.
culture
Get Ready, ARMY: BTS Set to Perform on MTV Unplugged Later This Month, People.
Podcasts That Celebrate Black Excellence, Hello Giggles.
Abdul-Mateen II Reveals How His Mom Reacted to His Nude Scenes on PEOPLE Every Day, People.
The Next Queens of K-Pop: TWICE Drops 'Addictive' English-Language Single 'The Feels', People.
Get Ready To See The Show: Blackpink Teases Their First Livestream Concert, People.
Blackpink: What You Need to Know About K-pop's Biggest Girl Group, People.
BTS' V Releases New Track 'Snow Flower' — Listen Now, People.
The Best K-Pop Moments of 2020, Teen Vogue.
These Hilarious Tweets. Will Catch You Up On The Bachelorette, Scary Mommy.
Loving Cartoons as a Black woman: Thoughts on Jenny Slate Leaving Big Mouth, Jewish Women's Archive.
lifestyle
Gabrielle Union Says Zaya Felt ‘Outed’ Online Before Coming Out As Trans, Scary Mommy.
Elf On The Shelf Is In Quarantine This Year - Thank God, Scary Mommy.
7 Ways to Get the Spark Back After Spending 24/7 With Your Partner for Months, People.
Dunkin’ Releases Cult-Fave Candle Collab Just In Time For The Holidays, Scary Mommy.
Blake Lively Shows Off Her Highly Relatable Quarantine Hair, Scary Mommy.
The Myth of the Golden Ratio. Byrdie.
The Resistance Will Be Beautiful, We Rise to Resist: Voices from a New Era in Women’s Political Action. McFarland & Company.
The Happy Joy of Knifework, Serious Eats.
88 Lovely Winter Days, Bella Grace Magazine.
selected short stories
Bananakiwi Claire, Zoetic Press.
My Imaginary Power, Silver Birch Press.
Sometimes I Shut Up, Love and Ensuing Madness/Rat's Ass Review.
Eighteen Minutes, Eye To The Telescope.
Now Serving Fresh Baked Cookies, Lunch Ticket.
Homecoming, Flash Frontier.
selected poetry.
Two Poems, Found Poetry Review.
i think i need a friend, NonBinary Review #9.
Night Falls Before Morning, Writer's Resist.
Three poems, HIV Here and Now Project.
I Say F*ck A Lot, Crab Fat Magazine.
I'm Pretty Hot, Pure Slush Magazine.
The Boss of You, Silver Birch Press.
Tiny Pieces, Zoetic Press.
Lecture, The Borfski Press.
selected anthologies
Pretty Dollhouses (I Once Destroyed), Blue Lyra Press.
Encyclopedia of Black Comics, Fulcrum Publishing.