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My friend Deesha at Mamalicious! and her friend Yvette at Six Impossible Things before Breakfast have been hosting the 32 Days Of Black History Blogathon since the 1st day of Feburary. I've been dutifully writing my posts here.

There are some other interesting voices who have taken the challenge:… Continue

I’m encouraging everyone to stop by http://www.torchpoetry.org/. Not just because I have three poems in it, but because there is some spectacular work in not only this, but previous issues, as well.

If you are interested in the prose, poetry and arts of contemporary African-American women, then you’ll most likely be bookmarking this site for future reference.

Happy reading! And feedback welcome!

I left my coffee at home yesterday. The realisation of this tragedy made me fumble for appropriate expletives. We were only a block away from home, but, turning back; getting in and out of the car seat and reloading was not worth a wee bit more caffeine.

As I grumbled and harumphed, Winston thought it would be an excellent time to chime in. He is such a helpful boy. So, we discussed the concept of expletives. In Winston’s case, it seems to be utterances which are used when Mama is vexe… Continue

I could have it a lot worse. I don't even know why I'm complaining. Raging, screaming, kicking tantrums or destruction of property are not for my pacifist son. (Which he has been since he was in-utero - another story.)

Maybe our choice to lift a bit from "positive discipline" and nick a few things from "mindful parenting" combined with our best effort to home educate based upon directed autonomy have helped fostered this attitude...but...now, I'm at a loss.

I'm full to th… Continue

Yesterday, we woke up to snow. I shuddered and winced. Winston was ecstatic! It’s my own fault. I want him to feel connected to nature. And it’s one of the times I’m thankful for our sojourn in London. There, I took him out walking in all kinds of weather. He is not afraid of rain or snow or ice. He loves nature. He needs to be part of it.

So after our “morning meeting” and much coffee fortification - out we went! The snow was too flakey to pack. So, our plans to build a “Snow Winston”… Continue