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Noblewomen In Exile

I had an interesting email conversation today with one of my friends about being of mixed parentage. She asked if I had ever experienced problems being accepted by other blacks. Of course that reminded me of one of my poems that was published back in the early 90s in...
Happy Birthday Matt!

Happy Birthday Matt!

This is my son Matt and he is 22 years old today! Matt has a wonderful imagination and from the time he was very little, he would invent things. After he made a flame thrower out of his super soaker water cannon, I thought he might grow up to be a mad scientist (by...
Jane Hathaway

Jane Hathaway

My fear of birds began on a roof top in Brooklyn, New York. My mom had taken us to visit one of her friends and being bored, the kids decided to go exploring through the apartment building. We ended up on the roof not knowing that the steel door had slammed and locked...

Latin Music

Driving into the city this morning I was listening to Latin music on my car stereo. I defy anyone to listen to this music and remain still. This music makes me want to snap my fingers, tap my toes and get up and dance. I’ve always thought that Latin music is the...

December 20, 1980

I married a man 25 years ago today. We were both just 21 years old and thought we knew what we were doing. Four years and two babies later, I left with just $14 to my name. I sometimes wonder what sort of woman I would have become had I stayed with that man. He didn’t...