Creative Writing
Pink, Green, and ZORA!
Today is “Founder’s Day” for: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Incorporated. On January 15, 1908, a group of 20 collegiate women at Howard University convened to establish a service organization that has since grown into a global standard with the motto: “Service to all mankind.” On May 2, 1987, I pledged the sorority at Temple University (Delta […]
“Mary Kay: more than a mere hustle!”
Read my beautiful, glossed lips: “Mary Kay is not my new hustle.” I am a former Mary Kay Consultant who continues to support the company mission and is an active consumer of the Mary Kay product line. Prior to transitioning into an in-active status, I composed and developed this blog as a marketing support for […]
Transition with a “P”
Something really huge is about to “jump off” in Universe Penny. For the novice blog followers, “jump off” is slang for the more affectionate & familiar: happen. I am in some kind of crazy cycle of coming and going, doors opening and closing, seeing the white of folk’s eyes and then willingly (or unwillingly) – […]
Nine One One – Personal Reflect
September 11th will always be an emotional challenge for me. Since 2001, television or any indulgence of media is avoided on this day because the images that are etched in my long term memory do not need a sensational nudge by a lip-glossed news anchor, nor does my sympathy gauge need to see professional photographs of New York City […]
Ebony Magazine: Cancer Journals in the Raw
As a matter of fact, these cancer journals ARE about me. I pray that cancer may never be about you. For those who support my writing, thank you. For those who are hung up over the diction (that means there are three words of profanity in each), I also pray that your pious religious beliefs and […]
Kelsey: I love you more than sushi and the sky
Kelsey Nicole Dickerson-Boyer: June 25, 1990. You are the best gift God has ever given me, and I am proud of you beyond measure. Happy Birthday Baby Girl!
Penny Dickerson 