New Year, New Goals
Welp, the first week of the new year has been and gone, so I guess it's time to think about goals for 2024. Reading Goal Since I didn't post any goals for 2023, there's nothing...
Jan 8, 2024 0 5 min read
Real Life
Dealing with Work Chicanery #SOL23
The chicanery at my job is at an all-time high. You may be thinking, "But Akilah, how is that so when you're not even at work and on sabbatical? And why chicanery and not...
11 Random Things #SOL23
A lot has happened since my last, non strictly a reading update post, so here is a catch-up post in list form, mostly about hanging with friends. 1. I went to a taping of The...
It’s Monday & I’m learning about WordPress #IMWAYR
I have a paid Wordpress account, which renews soon (or expires soon, given your outlook) so I have spent the past two days looking over the features of the different accounts...
It’s Monday & it’s the last day of my residency #IMWAYR
My Joshua Tree residency is officially over today, which means I'm headed back home. I had plans to go to the park last week because the weather was supposed to break, but I had...
JTHAR Day 8: Meeting the Moon
As part of my time at Joshua Tree, I am doing some genealogical research, specifically looking into Native American and African American traditions and how they overlap. My first...
JTHAR Day 1: Meeting God
I am officially on sabbatical AND I somehow forgot to announce here on the blog that, as part of my sabbatical, I was chosen to be a Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Fellow! So I am...
That Time I Met Dulé Hill & Jazmyn Simon #SOL23
One day, I was casually scrolling through Instagram--as one does--when I saw this post from Dulé Hill announcing that he would be at one of the local bookstores along with his...
IMWAYR: Let’s Play Catch Up!
Huh. Apparently all I did in my last It's Monday! What are you reading? post is complain about the weather. Well, that certainly won't do. Here's a roundup of some of what's been...