Dreams (and Childlike Faith)
I’m quitting my job. There, I said it. I’m walking away from a good-paying gig at a top-rated talk show (with benefits) to follow my dreams. I’m saying deuces to my cubicle, to the place where I...
View ArticleThe Beckyville Bookmobile (Or Soul Sista Ice Cream Truck)
Some people’s dreams propel them forward, while other folks are petrified at the thought of risk. For much of my life, I’ve fallen into the former category. Before I even had a complete short story...
View ArticleThe Beckyville Chronicles: Warring for My Dreams in New Orleans
Am I the only one whose dreams are accompanied by a soundtrack? Usually when I imagine myself tackling some major mission, I have an anthem playing in my head. The scenes unfold in my mind, in all...
View ArticleThe Beckyville Chronicles: Goal-Digger
Forgive the lame title. As I type this, I’m propped up in bed surrounded by a half-eaten bag of strawberry lozenges, a nebulizer and a wastebasket full of snot rags. Not exactly the best environment to...
View ArticleThe Beckyville Chronicles: Returning Home
I’m typing this at my cousin Ranae’s dining room table in a snow-covered subdivision in New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment. Ranae bustles around her kitchen preparing Spanish rice, refried beans,...
View ArticlePersonal Alchemy: Transmuting Dreams into Reality
2011 K. Omodele You never know what sands you’ll cross, what mountains you’ll climb, what oceans you’ll swim. On January 1, 2011, my main resolution was to travel more. I was eagerly finalizing the...
View ArticleWhen Should You Give Up on Your Dreams?
Do your dreams have a shelf life … and should they? Is there an expiration date stamped on the bottom of your deepest desires? I was never a conventional dreamer. From the very first time I realized I...
View ArticleTaking My Dreams to the Next Level
“In the world through which I travel, I am endlessly creating myself.” – Frantz Fanon Everyone needs a reason to get up in the morning. A few months ago, I didn’t have one. During the first few days of...
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