
Our Messy Thoughts is a substack that goes into the not so polished thoughts we all have, but are hesitant to share.
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A pic a friend took of me at a bar in Oakland.
Books crawl into my home, my chair, my bed. They join me in my desire to not let anything slip by me. If the world was a dream, all I’d do is open a book and tell you about it later.
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In my...
“Hey Aunt Terry, how did you and Uncle Ron meet?”
When my uncle suddenly passed away two and a half years ago, I sat in their Brooklyn apartment and realized I had no idea how their love story began. It seemed silly when the question arriv...
At my last in person session with my therapist, twelve hours before I moved to Chicago in 2020, my breath hitched. Tears rolled down my face as I said,
“I feel like I’m running away.”
She told me she didn’t think I was, but if so, it was...
I’m bored.
With my appearance that is. See here’s the thing about having the exact same face all your life, you get very used to seeing your reflection. And although I might be slightly vain when it comes to staring at myself in reflective...
Kaya would have been 32 years old next week. Instead, she’s been dead for five years and I’m home after six years. It’s always easy to see patterns in reverse.
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It’s early July 2025. I pack my bags and groan about the weather. Being hot...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
I'm a writer born and raised in The Bronx. Being black, a woman, and raised low income informs my work but never limits it.
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