a morning chat with Marie...

in my botanical baddie era + falling back in love with life

Every Day That Passes, I Become More Like My Papa Melvin

he just didn’t give a fuck -- but then again he did -- and I understand him more than ever as I get older.

Sooo We’re Taking a Break 👐🏽✨

creativity takes time… and time is what I need.

I'm Off Balance At The Moment...

Burned Out is an Understatement, But We Will Make It Through + New Community Spotlight

Sunday Newsletter... But at Night? 🥹

I Survived This Week with Hot Toddies + My Will To Live -- Things I'm Learning in Therapy + Community Spotlight

Sundays on the Bayou🌊☁

Your Weekly Dispatch from Soul

Live From the Underground: Giving K.R.I.T. His Flowers 👑💐〽

A Conversation About Why K.R.I.T. Deserves His Flowers & Links to Support My People!

Sundays on the Bayou🌊☁

Your Weekly Dispatch from Soul

Gil Scott-Heron Knew The Cost Of Progress

The data centers are going to tip the iceberg -- and nobody in positions of power give a fuck.

Embracing My 30s + More

Life Updates, the Saturn Return from Hell, a Bunch of Rambling & Recs for Your Next Visit to New Orleans

Sundays on the Bayou ☁🌊

Your Weekly Dispatch from Soul

The Bayou Journal ✨

April 2026 Issue | Also, we made it to 500 subs! Thank you all! <3

Newsletter

Origins of the French Quarter in New Orleans

Let's take a look at the history of the French Quarter. Just in time for French Quarter Fest 2026

Newsletter

The Dangerous Game of Temptation

you think you're bigger than the program, don't you?

culture

Sundays on the Bayou🌊☁

Your Weekly Dispatch from Soul

authors

Sundays on the Bayou☁🌊

Your Weekly Dispatch From Soul

community

Environmental Injustice in New Orleans & Southern Louisiana

A look beyond the surface of a city built on resilience

Life

Was The American Dream Built for Millennials?

Optimism over pessimism — The American Dream is dead; but OUR time to dream a new dream is NOW.

reflections

Sundays on the Bayou☁️🌊

Your Weekly Dispatch from Soul

seasons

The Space Where Seasons Touch

two energies fighting for our attention.

culture

Let Me Fix That Monday Blues For You, Baby

a little 5 am pick me up. <3

poetry

Have You Ever Met Pain?

A Poem From My Archive

Journal

Sundays on the Bayou ☁🌊

Your Weekly Dispatch from Soul

culture

Tired of Today, Forever Scared of Tomorrow

K.R.I.T.'s timeless lyrics and a reflection on generational weight, fear, and the porchlight that found me.