Is community the newest side hustle?

I spent $128 dollars on community events this week. $2 on a lecture series, $10 for a vinyl listening party, $11 for a game night, $22 for a workshop, $36 on a catch-up lunch with a friend, and $50 for a networking mixer.

That’s… kind of mind-blowing when I look at the numbers laid out like that...

The men I like don’t like locs

A Pleasure to Meet You, Part One: When the world changes before you do

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Introducing the ‘A Pleasure to Meet You’ essay collection

An autoethnographic exploration into a 30-something’s quests in love, desire, and wanting

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The weight to date

The invisible criteria we inherit on being seen and being chosen

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Don't ask me on no damn coffee date

A status report on the state of the dating pool and a lesson on swimming in it without drowning this time