The Black Nightingale
- Jun 12
- 2 min
Cancelling police dramas? Really?
Follow me on a short journey of seemingly unrelated truths to a simple solution...
The Black Nightingale
- Jun 1
- 1 min
Mixtape Therapy for inmates
Being forced to find different words to express thoughts has resulted in some truly good songs...
The Black Nightingale
- May 24
- 1 min
Lemonade
The rainwater was backed up...
The Black Nightingale
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Love and Loss
So here is my tribute to both the grocery stores and the arts...
The Black Nightingale
- Mar 4
- 1 min
Day of Tears
#LibrarianLevelUp #AchievementUnlocked
The Black Nightingale
- Feb 19
- 1 min
Being Bullied by "Family"
All skin folk ain't kin folk, and all kin folk ain't real family.
The Black Nightingale
- Jan 24
- 1 min
A Poem About Cuties
You are tiny, cute and sweet...
The Black Nightingale
- Dec 16, 2019
- 1 min
Your First sexual objectification...
We were too young to understand anything more than our own discomfort at the time.
The Black Nightingale
- Dec 9, 2019
- 1 min
Zaftig - a juicy word that needs more use
It rolls off the tongue like a savory sweet piece of fudge.
The Black Nightingale
- Sep 25, 2019
- 1 min
Know Her Name
Chanel Miller - American Hero. Know Her Name
The Black Nightingale
- May 23, 2019
- 1 min
And they quote me?!
I'm quoted in the same breath as George R.R. Martin in an article about Dr. Nnedi Okorafor! Seriously?! <swoon>
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