Reviews. Poetry. Personal Stories and more from a Black girl’s perspective.
Hello, you. I see you, in those onesie pajamas with an animal hood, sipping herbal tea as you read this post. You’ve been checking out my Instagram and Twitter, wondering when I’d post again. It’s been a month. But there you are, reading yet another post. I see you, and I thank you.
Ugh, I just cringed typing that. But I hope it caught your attention!
Continue reading “Rae’s Violet Words: 21 of 2021”
A poem about the tears and anxiety weekends alone brought me during my time figuring how to be an adult on my own in San Antonio. I originally wrote this in July 2021.
Just an update, I’m no longer crying every weekend lol.
Continue reading “Cry Every Weekend”
I’m not lying when I say I have been booked and busy. Since the beginning of the pandemic last year, I have stayed doing something, whether it was going to school or working.
Continue reading “Rae’s Violet Work Life 2021”
When Black and Indigenous women go missing, it doesn’t make national headlines or dominate the news for weeks.
Continue reading “When invisible women go missing”
I know the previous episodes have sounded less like adventures and more like miseries. It was always a different struggle, but I want to clarify it wasn’t all doom and gloom! I had a lot of positive experiences and met some great people in between those struggles.
In this episode, I take on a more positive tone and talk about the brighter side of my time in San Antonio. From a journalist meetup to hanging out with new friends, this is it.
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This novel takes a look into a future led by benevolent, fierce rulers, but something feels off.
Continue reading ““Lovers’ Lane”: Reedsy Discovery Review”
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On July 18, I went to one of the spots that’s said to have some of the best margaritas in SATX– La Gloria in the Pearl. I went alone because I had no one to go with me, but I was really determined to get a margarita before I leave here. As I sat there sipping my margarita and the minutes went by, I realized something. I was sick of my solo explorations of this town. It wasn’t fun anymore. I felt let down by all the people (3 in particular) who had recommended these places to me and were now ghosting me or straight up ignoring me to my face. So I decided once I got home, this would be my last solo outing while I’m here.
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*Spoiler alert: it wasn’t really my last “solo adventure”*
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