Hello! I realize it’s been a minute since I last wrote here. It is now February 2022, and I’m in … More
Category: life
Ahhh 2017. It’s good to be here.
Hello! It’s been just over 3 years since I last blogged. In that time, I’ve gotten married, gone on an … More
Post-Graduate Thoughts: “Would You Do It Again?”
I was ambushed by cameras… Since I graduated on 15 June 2013, there’s been a running dialogue in my head. … More
Hearing Loss/ Hearing-Loss
I live with a literal loss everyday. The language of lack and difficulty is assigned to me: “hard of hearing” … More
Update from Arrianna: 7 Weeks Into Graduate School
Hello All, I can’t remember the last time I blogged. I was probably still in Georgia preparing for my move … More
Update: Dispatch from Atlanta
Hello All, It’s been a while since I blogged here. I am well, and I have been busy. As I … More
Update: Why I am in Alabama
Hello All! Greetings from Sweet Home Alabama! I’ve been away because I was packing my life into 4 boxes, 2 … More
#PhDORBust: Tips for Students Preparing Graduate School Applications
This advice is mostly geared toward prospective graduate students who intend to get their PhDs. This advice may not be … More
Musings on the Prison Industrial Complex: Lawlessness & Disorder
“The ultimate expression of law is not order — it’s prison. There are hundreds upon hundreds of prisons, and thousands … More
“Things That Your Mother Intended To Teach You-But You Learned On Your Own”
As most of my regular readers know, I write. Or rather, I am a writer. Anyway, I have noticed that … More
What Does Justice Look Like in the US?: A Few Scattered Thoughts
Growing up as an African-American girl, I was always somewhat aware of the racialized nature of policing in the US. … More
Love & Justice: Where in the Bible is the Excuse for Apathy & Inaction?
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has … More
Thoughts: PhD or Bust
I’m not sure what to write here, honestly. I’ve been steadily working toward this point since I took the LSAT … More
Identity & Purpose: Lessons from Queen Nanny, Harriet Tubman & Sojourner Truth
Lately, I have been wrestling with Identity and Purpose. On one hand, there’s who I am and what I am … More
Musings on Life: Graduate School Applications
In the last two weeks, I’ve had a crisis of purpose. I am a person who is given to single-mindedness. … More