What makes a poem worth sharing? Questioning my confidence is a very Leo thing to do. I’ve wondered how much of myself I can put out into the world safely and skillfully; my blog is a personal testament to that idea. When I write a poem, I always feel like I’m a literary flaw. In school…

The Villains Redemption Arc It begins like this; I write no matter the circumstances, and I share my voice through my literary world. It takes a lot of courage to sit in a space and emote to this extent. Every poem makes an event or a feeling immortal. I used to be scared about…

It’s about time I protest against my own self labeled strength. Currently my exhaustion is deeply embedded in ordinary living. I fear my strength is a poor platitude over a wounded state of being. I implore those who pass into this written space to stop using a Black femmes “strength”…

Pink Energy: Unfiltered Kawaii Accountability The line between performative activism and accountability is shimmering in pink energy. I believe its time for a conversation on shifting from performative activism//allyship to accountability. When I first wrote on performative activism, my intention was to clear the air. In a time that desperately needs empathy and space to…

I think the best thing about meeting a name twin is finding out how your lives are parallel in creative ways. I had the pleasure of interviewing Jade Shi, an innovative and alternative fashion inspiration at the debut of her company Aegyo Human Hair Wigs. Her company started on June…

Pink Energy: Disrupting Kawaii Comfort Today is about challenging comfort. The next step in the kawaii riot is challenging comfort as we explore the ways of being a better-informed ally and avoid performative activism. The reality is alternative fashion alongside many other niches are comfortable with exclusion. I’m not referring to gatekeeping, although that is…

Words mean extraordinarily little without action. As someone existing within the literary space, is it unusual to hear that is a phrase I live by? Yesterday I spent my day doing groundwork (Protesting, marching, etc.…) for the Black Lives Matter movement. This is not a new thing for me, I…

I want to preface that I am disappointed in the alternative fashion community. Without a doubt, there is no amount of fancy degreed vocabulary that can capture the vastness of how I feel lately. With that said, that does not mean I will not still be here for you. My…