Blessed & Curvy

I created my blog to feature up and coming new authors who were releasing their books, post my poetry that I wanted to express, promote my own self published books and also touch on subjects to engage the readers. What I experienced in the seven years since my first blog post for Blessed & Curvy is that the titles have changed but the subjects are the same. These are words touching people in many ways. From writing about crime in the United States, being a caregiver and what we can do to make a change is still happening.  I write a blog to let the words flow until the pen stops is my mantra and as I am getting older and wiser I feel that it’s not going to happen any sooner instead there is more to write and more to say I am here! Writing a blog on various subjects I found that when I spoke on sexual assault, domestic violence and purging to start anew the engagement soared. Readers responded to what was being written. Letting me know that my work is n...

Valiant Voices-Kimberly Lee We’ve all had something that could potentially silence the sound of our soul. Even as you read this the corridors of your memory could be opened to a memory, a scent, a day or time that you’d rather not remember. Or perhaps you’re the vigilante that that has snatched their life’s vocal chords back from a traumatic experience.   You could even be the doula that helps the injured survivor process the pain of circumstances in order to birth purpose. No matter which you may be one thing is for sure, trauma on any level is just that; trauma. Trauma is a deeply distressing event that changes the trajectory of an existence that you deem as normal into a reality that can range in emotions from sullen numbness, trickery, deceit, rage and chaos on any given day. This doesn’t even include the time it takes to heal and eventually come to a place of wholeness. Trauma that people have experienced over time comes in all different shapes and sizes rangi...