College Essay Workshops!

Jahphut presents: An afternoon of College Essay writing! If you’re a high school senior or the parent of a high school senior, whose preparing to apply to college, but needs […]

Jahzara’s Holiday Bliss and Emptiness

Every year, just as the Christmas holiday wraps up, and we prepare to welcome a New Year, I write about the stressful plague of seeking the perfect gifts for my […]

Golden Nuggets

I Remember When…

Reminiscent days fill my brain, leaving no room in my gray hard drive for present day thoughts. Life has become so stressful that my mind switches to auto run. You […]

Petition for Value

Before the age of seven I saw four men shot to death. Their lives had value, but in a community under assault since the founding of the country, that value […]

Testimonial Fire

It came about during Holy Week, the season of Easter. If ever we would remember the Lord, his mission, his sacrifice and his love, it’s on Easter. I was walking […]

Auspicious One

They call me the Auspicious One, A for short. I live in a beautiful world full of madness. I reclined for the night to heal my bruises, and I drifted […]

Envy-Ferno!

Have you ever felt explosive emotions of abandonment, mixed with misplaced perceptions that a rival has come to destroy your friendship with your good, good, girlfriend? It’s okay if you […]

The Core of Me

As long as I can remember, I loved the sight of books. Even when I couldn’t read them, they seemed to be mystical and intimate. I used to hold them […]

The American Dream

“The American dream”, a phrase that is seldom heard anymore, came to me as I prepared to leave for work.    For some reason, things were going along smoothly and I […]