Julia Grace

We were just driving to the mall. Winter road, grey sky, slush at the edges. Andrew at the wheel, the girls tucked into their usual spots. Nothing extraordinary, just another small errand in an ordinary life, our SUV humming along like any other day. And then I heard her. From the back seat, Akeylah was…

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The Courage to Stay Unclaimed

We are living in a world that is absolutely bloated with words and starving for courage. Everybody’s making statements, issuing clarifications, drafting position papers, subtweeting, going live, dropping hot takes in group chats…and somehow, very little is actually changing for the people who are hungry, hurt, or hanging on by a thread. That, to me,…

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