Loving My Biracial Identity
I grew up the Biracial daughter of a White single mother in a town with very little racial or ethnic diversity in the early 1980s. In...
RIP, RBG
The Notorious Ruth Bader Ginsberg was born on March 15th, 1933 and passed away on September 18, 2020. She grew up in Brooklyn, New York,...
Adult-Child
Is it emotionally stunted of me not to want to do anything I don’t want to do? A part of me thinks that I am one step above a petulant...
Demystifying Diversity
Well before the Black Lives Matter movement reached its current crescendo, before Asians in America found themselves the victims of...
Mother Issues
I want to admit to having been a hypocrite. I pride myself on being a “transformational storyteller,” and I am. In fact, I am...
Embrace the Power of Play
Remember the rush of exhilaration you used to feel as you catapulted down a slide? How about the upsurge of adrenaline the moment you...
Revising Roles and Relationships
I’m at a time in my life where I’m thinking about relationships – the relationships I currently have and the relationships I hope to...
Moving Memories
I’m an anomaly. I’m one of those rare few who actually like moving. That’s right. I enjoy relocating. Moving out and moving on. ...
What Do We Owe Each Other?
I’m not gonna lie. I’ve ghosted people. I’ve exchanged messages with men on online dating sites only to let their communications go...
Lisa Kohn Writes
I first met Lisa at the Writers’ Digest Pitch Slam in New York City. She jokes now that she “picked me up.” I suppose she did, although I...
