shakirah
Building Rhya — a task manager that knows you're not the same every day. Writing about cycles, creative work, and what happens when you stop fighting your own energy.
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for the women who work in seasons
on paper, Rhya is a productivity tool. or a project manager. or a digital to-do list. but it’s really much more than that.
i didn’t build Rhya just to organize work. i built it to organize creative work seasonally.
thank you for reading....
A Rebirth in Disguise
this essay was originally published in callaloo (44.2, spring 2026).
I went into labor on a loud, Louisiana summer day. Cicadas chanted me through each contraction like a church choir. I couldn’t care to hear no other sound—n...
i'm ready to start building the world i want to live in
last saturday morning, i watched the Earth, Wind & Fire documentary, To Be Celestial vs That’s the Weight of the World.
if you had a childhood like mine, their songs transport you to the backseat of your parents’ car. every car ride bumped...
the system i’ve been building my whole life
my dad worked for the post office my whole life. which meant our house always had paper in it. envelopes, stamps, business cards, old day planners he’d bring home and leave on the counter. once he dragged home a file cabinet and i put it in...
here’s a list of passion projects i get lost in when my toddler is asleep
this morning i played a coltrane set while me and my daughter made oatmeal. we slow danced while we stirred the oats.
the dj set is in the dining room. yes, the dining room. that’s not an accident. it’s there because if it were anywhere el...
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building a creative life. a mom, poet, collagist, dj, photographer and creator of Rhya, a task manager that works with your rhythm instead of against it. i write about creative systems, motherhood, becoming and more.
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