My How Tos

My mother is the first person I met. She held me against her chest after hours of painful labour. I was confused by all the noise and the la...

Every morning without fail I wake up in the early hours. My mind takes a look at its surroundings; it dawns on me. I'm yearning and my t...

The moment he walked into my matchbox house, it hit me. "Please will you open this container of home stewed peaches. It's really ti...

As I feel the last of my period ooze out of me, here are some thoughts on some things  I hate most about the red robot.... I can handle mos...

I've spent the past week dreading this day so I woke up this morning with every intension to stay in the safety of my house all day. My ...

I need a slap accross the face. I need a punch in the stomach, a kick in the ovaries! I need some kind of awakening to the beauty of my life...

"Ugly" black woman who resembled a boy, had grazed knees because she always ran instead of walked and hated the sight of shoes. Sh...