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When My Favorite Cousin Tried to Look White Like Me

The photo and memories are considered a family joke, but I’ve never considered it a laughing matter

5 min read1 day ago

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When My Favorite Cousin Tried to Look White Like Me

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Keep Your Nose Out of My Money, Honey

Many couples split up over finances which makes me want to figure out how to navigate streams of money together without getting so…

5 min read3 days ago

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Dating as a Massage Therapist Can Get Really Messy

Many people like the idea, but the reality oftentimes is another story

6 min readMar 16, 2024

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Dating as a Massage Therapist Can Get Really Messy

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Why Does Getting Married Seem to Matter to Everybody Else Except Us?

Now that we’ve been together for over five years, this question is the one I’m asked the most, and it’s starting to annoy me

5 min readApr 7, 2024

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Beautiful colors of a sunset with the sky in the upper half of the photo and water in the lower half with the woman on the right smiling while looking into the camera and the man on the left with his face blurred out.

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How My Greatest Love Story Came Through Countless Betrayals

Loving others was nothing like I had pictured as a child, but I have learned volumes along the way.

5 min readFeb 7, 2024

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Making Fashion Choices Based on Race, Class, and Cultural Norms

It’s been a major part of my life for as long as I can remember, and I wasn’t even aware of it until a recent visit to my hometown.

6 min readApr 9, 2024

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Making Fashion Choices Based on Race, Class, and Cultural Norms

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Managing the Unmanageable for Mental and Emotional Health

A tip-top priority after two weeks of regular visits with my mother

4 min readApr 1, 2024

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Managing the Unmanageable for Mental and Emotional Health

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Looks Matter, Especially When It Comes to People’s Children

There’s no use denying the truth after turning a blind eye for a long time

6 min readMar 25, 2024

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Looks Matter, Especially When It Comes to People’s Children

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For Those Who Are Lost or Have Forgotten Their Way Home

It took a powerful live dance performance for me to realize just how far I had strayed

3 min readMar 18, 2024

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For Those Who Are Lost or Have Forgotten Their Way Home

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Spinning in the Hamster Wheel of Race and Poverty

My childhood was a reality that I could hardly wait to escape and one that I’m still trying to free myself from as an adult.

5 min readMar 12, 2024

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Little girl with dark hair sitting in the middle of a train set looking up at the camera.

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Seeking improvement as a writer and human. Email: KLSimmons.medium@gmail.com. Owner of the publications: Taking Off, Pure Fiction and Interracial Relations.

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