I grew up in an old school Pentecostal church where the women weren’t supposed to wear pants, make-up, earrings or anything that could make them more attractive. For those who weren’t rocking synthetic wigs, they had traditional hairstyles (read: boring hairstyles) or were told not to cut their hair. I recall a certain Sunday school teacher once frowned at me…

Part 3 (Missed part 2? Read it here.) What is she doing? Barry had been looking for Keiyana for the last fifteen minutes. The last thing he expected to see was her flirting with some guy twice his size. And she was doing the tongue thing. That was their thing! As he walked up, Keiyana was taking another bite out…

Part 2 (Missed Part 1? Read it here) Her heart beat harder in her chest and she felt her underarms start to sweat. “Hey, Keiyana!” He held out his arms and went in for a hug. She backed up and put one finger up to stop him. “Coffee. I need coffee first.” When she turned around, Miguel was standing there with…

Part 1 They pulled up to the curb and her eyes widened at all the bright lights. It was 8 o’clock in the evening yet with all the red-carpet lights, it looked like 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The valet opened her door and his mouth dropped in a slight “o” when she stepped out the car. “Crap, I’m underdressed,”…

Having a dream or a specific vision for your life can be scary and exhilarating all at once. You’re glad that you’ve found your purpose, but you may not what path or plan to follow to help you get there. Or worse, you think you are on a timeline and the clock is ticking on your dream. This brings on…

I dabbed at the corners of his mouth with my towel. Or was that an old t-shirt? I looked down at my hand and wondered when was the last time I showered? Or better yet, brushed my teeth. I rubbed my tongue over my teeth and showed him all my teeth. He just stared back at me. He had big…