Celebrating Our Differences
It’s a takeoff on the “you too happy” premise. You know the one where some attempt to wipe the smile off your face, steal your joy because, “you too happy.” When you become a master highest level of existence code breaker like I am, you understand that what…
This Celine bag will not be on a runway. It’s a cake!! This gem was created by the Owner and Cake Artist of CakEffect, Komeh Ottison. This purse is only one of the many designs found in the “little cake shop with a grand effect.” “Once upon a time, there was a…
Joy. A color An expression A fruit perfectly ripe in its season. None can configure the glory, Of mystery’s sweetest gift. Yet, the birds speak of its delight And by night it is fireflies The darkest forest’s light. The bubbling The overflow The cup can bear no more….
When Garden Spices Magazine announced that the topic for this issue would be “change,” I thought about all of the change that is happening in our country and the world: stunning turnovers in Congress, worldwide terrorism, and vindictive murders. This fast-paced, terrifying demolition of our formerly “safe” spaces lead…
I’ve always had a grudge against change. As soon as I settle into a level of comfort or despair, something unrecognizable or RECOGNIZABLE happens and smacks me upside my head to make a move! That’s what change does. It moves and shakes us up, allows us to expand…
His Voice: Every day a fellow African is made to feel less of a human being by another who feels because they are different, they’re bullied, intimidated, injured, tortured, or murdered because they don’t fit majority principle. That has to stop. We are all here for a…
[subscribe2] Change is inevitable as we grow older. My husband, Mike, and I experience surprises at every turn. Now that we are both retired, we delight in traveling and noticing things that might have been overlooked during the busy career days. For instance, I have learned that he…
By Caroline McGraw, published exclusively at A Wish Come Clear I’m not proud of this, but here’s the truth: I waste a lot of time gripped by false guilt. Last month, for example, I felt guilty that my husband Jonathan and I spent $11 on ornaments…
An Open Letter to My Fellow Contributors I almost gave up. I started having seizures back to back this year. It became harder and harder to share my story because my words were no longer enough to motivate me. I stopped participating as a youth leader. I was…
I broke off with a Doctor whom I dated for 3.67 months when I was in London. The on again, off again kept on for several years. Nearly a decade later I decided to fly this person down to see how much of that “love” was alive. I…