I was listening to Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon the other day, and marveling at her ability to tell such full, rich stories interspersed with moments of pain as well as moments of humor. I came to a line that beckoned me to pause, rewind, and listen again. Pilate – a character who has become…
Category: Something True
Episode 112: Faith and Mental Health with Kimberly Galindo
On today’s episode of Something True: An Honest podcast, I sit down for a candid conversation with my friend Kimberly Galindo. Kimberly and I met twenty years ago, when we were both students at the same university. Since that time, Kimberly has gone on to pursue multiple degrees and certifications as well as open her…
Episode 111: How does that work? with Andrew Duncalfe
On today’s episode, I’m sitting down for a candid conversation with my honey. You’ll get to be a fly on the wall as we discuss our relationship, his upbringing, and what he thinks of my activism. Andrew was born in England and still holds a UK passport, but has spent most of his life an…
Legitimate Political Discourse: A Photo Essay
Unbound: Prathia Hall
This post is part of a year long series. If you enjoy and learn from my writing, please contribute to support my full-time writing work via Patreon or Venmo. You can also purchase merch from TeeSpring or Bonfire, the proceeds from which enable me to continue this work. As I sat watching Henry Louis Gates,…
For the love of Us
For several days, I left a tab open in my browser. The link was to a New York Post article from several years ago. In it, the now-deceased Cheslie Kryst was positively gushing over the beauty of her National Costume ahead of the Miss Universe pageant. I kept avoiding reading about Chryst’s joy and looking…
Peace by Piece THEE Book
This weekend was long, strange, and very emotional for me. As a newly published author, who had partnered with a friend to embark on a new professional adventure for the both of us, I found myself in a position of feeling forced to separate my work from my friend and publisher. I’m a muddle of…
Episode 110: More of You with Amanda Martinez Beck
In today’s conversation, I share the mic with Amanda Martinez Beck, author of Lovely: How I Learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me, as well as the forthcoming More of You: The Fat Girl’s Field Guide to the Modern World. Amanda shares her unique, incredibly refreshing perspective on how we can love our bodies…
Sometimes a book is more than just a book
I just finished listening to an audiobook yesterday. I had intended to listen to some books by Sharon Draper, since I’ve seen several of her books on other teachers’ bookshelves but hadn’t read or listened to any yet. Due to library-related availability on the apps I use, I wasn’t able to check out one of…
Word of the Day
Today has been a lot, youse guys. I found hella typos in a draft of something I freelance wrote yesterday, which nearly sent me down a shame spiral. But I had no time to spiral, because I needed to read a book so I could write its description, begin editing the book since I have…
