Author Archives: mimithyphoenix

began writing feb 2023. finished sept 2026. I could have been 10 years old or so when one of my grandmother’s told me  that I would be the one to get it Like an infection or a terminal disease  It haunted me  I didn’t want to be like X.  I was about 8 when herContinue reading “behind the glass – living with bipolar”

had to shoot this before going live on Super Bowl Sunday 🏈💀🤣

hi i made my first reel vlog. it was exhausting lmaoo all to squeeze it into a 1 min & a half.. why do ppl do this? i’m proud hehe click below 🙃 a-sunday-1-4

The other day Maryam (my 7 year old baby sister) asked me if I was a liar because I had stitches on my stomach LOL. Anyway today is the one year anniversary of my surgery at the Center of Endometriosis Care. Check out this 5ish minute clip for a recap on my trip to Atlanta,Continue reading “snitches get stitches”

Written on November 23, 2020 It was Parent Teacher conference. We’d split – Hooyo would visit each teacher with Jawahir.  And Abbe, with me.  Relief.  I wouldn’t have to make rounds with her. Hooyo. Draped in all shades of the color wheel. Dripping with the loudest jewelry. Choir concerts. Doctor’s visits. Grocery store cashiers. ExtraContinue reading “closet of colors”

continued… written on February 15, 2016 from afar i saw my mother screaming as she bounced out of her chair, making a dash into the water.  within a flash she was breathing heavy with rahma tightly in her arms. my sisters and i stared at her frozen. she of course cursed us and the lifeguards who cameContinue reading “part ii: black people don’t swim”

written on February 15, 2016 Good ol’ stereotypes. Still breathing. Defining you before you even learn that you can define yourself. Black people don’t swim. At least that’s what I felt like black kids in my community grew up believing. I would dread the days in elementary when we had field trips to the pool. TheContinue reading “black people don’t swim”

written at 1:04 AM on January 15, 2019 trigger warning: sexual violence I heard you wanted to hold me. Back when all the darkness of the universe swallowed me whole. I do not blame you for not being there. You did not know. To make you and Hooyo proud has been my only motive inContinue reading “aabbe / homecoming”