Janet Jackson once professed to feelings of loneliness of a distant lover in the one of her most dazzling albums, Velvet Rope. But this ain’t missing a lover. Or about Janet, whom we love. This is about an overwhelming sense of loneliness I’ve felt for the past few weeks, how I’ve sat with it, andContinue reading “I Get Lonely”
Author Archives: Jean David
Whiskey & Coke
Spanish law dictates that people must arrive to clubs after 1 am on weekends, or else face public shame and risk becoming a pariah. A popular form of socializing in Spain entails going to bars or clubs until the late morning hours. In a feeble attempt to fit into this culture, I decided to scopeContinue reading “Whiskey & Coke”
Unplugging
RIP Meta. In 2005, one of my childhood friends sent me an invitation to join thefacebook.com, a new social network open exclusively to college students. It had recently expanded to high school students as well, so we signed up and joined the fun as well. Honestly, it was not fun in the beginning. I onlyContinue reading “Unplugging”
Full Moon in Cancer
A few years ago, I adopted the mindset to begin treating my birthday as the start of the new year. Let’s face it, our birthdays are the beginning of a new year of life for us, and lucky for me, that’s in April. Springtime. The beginning of the astrological year aka Aries season. And asContinue reading “Full Moon in Cancer”
From Bayou to Beyond 