I’m not in the mood. This year has sucker-punched me so often on so many different levels; I’m not celebrating Independence Day. A bad taste in the mouth. Black Lives Matter protests and the fight against police brutality distorted into criminal acts by those that oppose it (I do not deny there are riots, I’m…
Category: COVID-19, Politics, Social Justice Issues and More
In my series “Life During COVID-19” I discuss what’s happening in my life and how the pandemic affects me, the U.S., and the world. I also reflect on politics, social justice issues, and national or world news.
Podcast Sesh #2 June 18, 2020: Writing, Freelancing and Coping with the George Floyd Protests
In this blog post, I talk about freelancing on Fiverr, getting back on Medium, working on my novel, and coping with the George Floyd Protests.
Life During COVID-19: Reflecting on the Murder of Robert Fuller, Trump and a Personal Update
Besides my freelancing, internship, and revising my novel, I am struggling to have hope for the future. Last night I read about Robert Fuller and the three other Black Americans that were found murdered, hanging from trees.
Life During COVID-19 (6/6/2020): George Floyd Protests and My White Woman Privilege
reflection on the george floyd BLM protests, riots, and the power of words and rhetoric and white woman privilege
Life During COVID-19 (5/30/2020): Reflection on George Floyd, Protests Turned Riots and Growing Tensions in the U.S.
This is My Personal Reflection on Events in the U.S. This Week. The Murder of George Floyd, Protests turned Riots combined with the spread of COVID-19 and Record-Breaking Unemployment all combine with the growing tensions in the U.S. with an increase in possible societal combustion across the country. This week has been crazy. And I’ve been trying…