Welcome The Wordy Wench 2.0! I’m so happy you’re here. I’ve redesigned this blog to hopefully be more user-friendly for my readers, but mostly to make it cute. I don’t know yet where this blog will take me, but my hope is that it helps me make a sustainable living as a writer. To help…
Read MoreMy body was meant for pleasure, not pain. I came to this realization while listening to a podcast. In this Very Special Episode devoted to the Black Lives Matter movement we are living in, the hosts were discussing all of the risks associated with attending protests. It wasn’t a matter of if things would turn…
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In a social media world obsessed with #looks and peach emoji captions, the influencer economy is booming. In the fitness community, thinness is the currency that guarantees you profit. In recent years, the typical fitgirl Instagram model look is the following: tanned (white) skin, pronounced muscular booty, small-but-perky breasts, and a snatched waist. With few…
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In her sophomore studio album It Was Good Until It Wasn’t, Kehlani is reflective on the love that was. After short-but-intense relationships with her baby daddy, Javaughn Young-White (comedian Jaboukie Young-White’s younger brother) and rapper YG, she is clearly considering her problematic relationship habits through song. Indeed, the song “Serial Lover” seems to address her…
Read MoreI’ve been doing a lot of yoga and meditation lately. One of the binding themes of both practices is exploring one’s inner world. In guided practices, we are invited to acknowledge our thoughts, our intentions, our anxieties, and gently breathe them away for a short time. Sometimes, we are guided to consider more deeply our…
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For most of the 2010s decade since about the mainstream descent of Lady Gaga, music videos have taken a dive. In my humble opinion, of course. Withh pop music turning more to the Spotify, hipster-friendly artists of the indies, the art of the music video has been somewhat lost in translation. When you have stars…
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On Friday night (April 13), it was revealed that our government had launched millions of dollars worth of tomahawk missiles at Syria. In a move that seemed callous and maddeningly voyeuristic by Trump, it has been made clear in the days following that the attack was merely a show of force in 45’s never-ending pissing…
Read MoreAlabama just wrapped up a Senate race between racist, sexist, pedophile Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones. And by the grace of God (despite what Moore may have said in his refusal to concede), Jones narrowly won. As CNN and many other outlets have reported from exit polls, Jones’ win was handed to him…
Read MoreIf you know me IRL, you know that I am an avid wrestling fan — or specifically, a fan of WWE. I am a big cheerleader for the women’s division, and a large reason I was brought back to WWE fandom after a long hiatus was because I’d heard that the company was finally deciding…
Read MoreIn the last decade or so, the silver and small screens alike have been saturated with remakes. From beloved sitcoms like Fuller House to remakes of remakes like the upcoming Mummy film, Hollywood studios can’t seem to get enough of updating already adored shows, films, and franchises. And I’m sick of it. I get it.…
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