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Reclaiming My Time: On Why I’m Not Attending My Class Reunion.
Daana
  • Aug 10, 2017
  • 2 min

Reclaiming My Time: On Why I’m Not Attending My Class Reunion.

I’m pretty proud of where I am 20 years later. And, I think I still look pretty good. That said, I will not be attending. And I am...
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Relishing A Sister’s Misfortune.
Daana
  • Jul 2, 2017
  • 2 min

Relishing A Sister’s Misfortune.

Sis, We Gotta Stop Letting Black Men Ruin Us – Crystal deGregory Ph.D. – Medium An open letter to black women who’ve listened to Jay-Z’s...
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Inadvertent Petty.
Daana
  • May 31, 2017
  • 3 min

Inadvertent Petty.

[ An aside: my ex is a pretty private person, and doesn’t share his business on these interwebs, which means I really don’t run a serious...
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Privilege To Be Petty.
Daana
  • Feb 28, 2017
  • 2 min

Privilege To Be Petty.

So the other day, I sent my ex a very blunt and (and in his view petty) text Now, I know it may seem petty, but I promise that there was...
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Side Chick.
Daana
  • Dec 11, 2016
  • 5 min

Side Chick.

I am not a relationship expert, nor do I want to be. I’m just a woman with a lot of life experience. I offer but one perspective. Let’s...
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Unchecked Motives.
Daana
  • Nov 27, 2016
  • 3 min

Unchecked Motives.

After a heated argument with my ex today, he likened our “friendship” to an abusive relationship. While my initial thought was, “This man...
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Standing in the Light, Part I.
Daana
  • Nov 23, 2016
  • 4 min

Standing in the Light, Part I.

I may lose some friends, associates, and respect over this, but I’ve got to, as Aunt Ester (Gem of the Ocean, August Wilson) suggested —...
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REWIND: Kryptonite.
Daana
  • Nov 22, 2016
  • 2 min

REWIND: Kryptonite.

So, I wrote this well over two years ago, in regards to the good old FWB (even after I knew he had involved himself with my ex-friend,...
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Unfinished Business.
Daana
  • Nov 19, 2016
  • 3 min

Unfinished Business.

Do you remember the film, The Best Man (1999)? Taye Diggs’ character, “Harper Stewart” was writing a memoir recalling past experiences...
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Context, Part II (This Really Deserves a More Personal Title).
Daana
  • Nov 16, 2016
  • 3 min

Context, Part II (This Really Deserves a More Personal Title).

This is a continuation of the abridged version of my pertinent relationship history. My second, and the most recent real relationship...
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Context, Part I.
Daana
  • Nov 7, 2016
  • 3 min

Context, Part I.

Without trying to wax poetic about the trials and tribulations that frame why I feel the way I do about things like love, commitment,...
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REWIND: These Hoes Ain’t Loyal.
Daana
  • Nov 3, 2016
  • 3 min

REWIND: These Hoes Ain’t Loyal.

Again, this is something that I wrote over two years ago, but am just now sharing publicly. You’d think that this would be the end of the...
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The Power of Intention.
Daana
  • Nov 1, 2016
  • 3 min

The Power of Intention.

“Intention is one of the most powerful forces there is. What you mean when you do a thing will always determine the outcome.” – Brenna...
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