You might remember ‘the Stanford rape case’—one of many narratives about a sexual offender hailed as an upstanding citizen and star athlete with everything to lose should he be convicted of his crimes, while the victim/survivor faced an onslaught of criticism about ‘her role’ in the assault. In her memoir, Know My Name, Chanel Miller […]
Grit and Grace
Gram has grit. And I’d like to think I got it from her. She and I make the tough calls, do what needs to be done, survive what feels unsurvivable. We will let life break us; if necessary, we will tear down what we’ve built and start over. My grandmother left an abusive husband, worked […]
How One Woman, Her Dream, and Her $5 Jewelry Helped Me through a Global Pandemic
I encountered LeCricia Shelton’s $5 Jewelry in August 2019, when a friend shared one of LeCricia’s Facebook Live videos. As jewelry is one of my passions, I clicked on the video without hesitation; and over the course of a few months, I invested a lot—monetarily, at first, and as the global pandemic arrived, emotionally. With […]