My white father left before I was born and never returned — Interracial relationships and biracial people have become more common over the past couple of decades, but they are still far from the norm. When I was a kid growing up in the 80’s, I rarely saw anyone who looked like me in person or on television. …

This part-time job (off and on) for 15 years was one of my all-time favorites — I debated whether to use the above photo or the one below as the feature for this story.

Somewhat of a rant, but too exhausted to feel anger — Dear Those Who Don’t Like To Clean Their Home On A Regular Basis, I hate moving into a home after people like you, including those of you who happen to be Airbnb hosts as well. Today I spent 10 hours, more or less, cleaning a relatively small kitchen because the…

Considering the majority of people are extroverts, this seems like it will be a lifelong issue — The above photo is me basking in the delight of pure blissful solitude in a private garden all to myself that was right in front of my “boutique” hotel room located along a mountainside near the Italian Alps. I found an amazing deal for a round-trip flight and hotel stay…

It’s making me feel like a kid again while bettering me as a middle-aged adult — Isn’t she a beauty!?!! I’ll be honest…my boyfriend is the one who found her online and told me that she’s a fantastic bike. I trusted his knowledge of the bike market here in Germany and decided to plunk down the 380 euros it cost to get her — used. Spending cash in euros still feels like playing with Monopoly money to me.

Inside or outside of Amerikka, racism affects everyone everywhere all the time (regardless of whether you believe that to be true) — Today I received, and happened to have time to read and respond, a comment from a reader that pierced my innermost being which affects me strongly as a human, writer and woman. It feels like coming full circle since the original story to which she responded is one that I…

Some ideas and suggestions for stories to get some people’s mind and fingers going — When I first started writing daily on Medium in early fall of 2021, I wrote down a ton of different story ideas that I could return to if I ever found myself at a loss as to what to write on any given day. I’ve written and published around 250…

These hit just the right spots to nurture, please, sustain and inspire — Alize Henry — I write sci-fi, fiction short story series, poems, and articles on current concerns. https://medium.com/@alize-henry This would be her first time ever going this far from home and from the country all in one trip. Vicki took a dive and floated right into this trip without much coercing…

Another informal survey to which this inquiring mind is seeking sincere responses — The following is the end of Natasha Nichole Lake’s recently published story that gave me much food for thought as a writer and my personal process with it: “Pain is easy to write…but what can one write about happiness?” -Graham Greene “Maybe that is my superpower- I can inhale pain…