Sugar and spice And everything nice, That’s what little girls are made of! Snips and snails And puppy-dogs’ tails, That’s what little boys are made of! What the heck are “snips”? Sounds like what’s leftover after the barber cuts hair. Snails? Ew! And the dog’s tails? As a child, this poem made me squirm. When… Read More Rockabye Hope
Race. The colour of my skin, the flare of my nostrils, the texture of my hair, the S of my backside. I am none of these; I am all of these. Race. My mother is caramel, my father pure chocolate, and I am hazelnut. They taught me that education and excellence would open any door.… Read More Mirror, Mirror On The Wall
I wrote this post with you very much in mind, something I’ve been wanting to bring up for a long time. The striving to prove ourself, how we handle competition, the ongoing question of success. Talk to me? http://aopinionatedman.com/2014/02/24/well-what-if-youre-not-good-enough/ Love, HW
she bathed in sweat just from breathing, shoulders rouge in the evening blaze as she balanced on the edge of hope the decisive rain disarmed the sun, a zealous s t u t t er that drenched her to a start and she smiled as she fell headlong… Read More disarmed the sun
Though Please Look After Mom was an international bestseller by a South Korean novelist, I didn’t care for the lackluster title or the parts that were overstated. But the well-painted portrait of a mother who goes missing redeemed the read plenty. She is a prototype of wife and mother from every culture since the dawn of… Read More The Invisible Woman
A Holistic Journey 