“We will adopt your baby” posts went viral on Twitter only days after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Unsettling photos of nightmarish couples were shared en masse, mocking the White hopeful adoptive parents who posed with protest signs bearing the phrase in celebration of the ruling. Advocates from…
Cabo San Lucas: Fuji X100V Photography
My favorite camera of all-time, the Fuji X100V, traveled with me to Cabo last month for a long-overdue and much-needed vacation. It was a time to reflect on the crazy past few years, and especially recent months. Leaving my job, starting a new one, co-founding a non-profit organization, and trying to balance…
The Things We Leave Behind
I’ve been thinking a lot about legacy these past few days. More specifically, what does legacy mean for people who don’t become parents? Ten years ago, I visited one of my oldest friends, Lauren (aka Scully), to meet her new baby boy, Joshua. He was the youngest, tiniest infant I’d ever held. I’ll…
“Fort Worth Has Little Chinatown”
I was today years old when I learned that Fort Worth had a Chinatown in the early 1900s ? (“Chinatown in Mourning” – @dallasnews, August 19, 1907) #TexasHistory #AsianAmericanHistory “… the Chinese residents of the Panther city” (@startelegram, March 6, 1906) “Fort Worth has a Chinese population of fifty persons.” (@startelegram, August…
This is 36.
Grateful for another year of life, and a culmination of lessons learned. On the next trip around the sun, I will be more gentle with myself. Dance. Laugh. Rest. Balance community and self-care. Treat each day like a miracle. Build strength, stamina, and legacy. And let my sparkle shine once in awhile.
Pole Dancing: A Love Story
“You become strong by doing the things you need to be strong for.” – Audre Lorde What are the stories we tell ourselves? “I’m not athletic.” Since elementary school – when I cheated on my Presidential Physical Fitness test (by skipping one of the laps I was supposed to do during the…