Life - Marleyisms

Race Relations

Some Insulting Things A Lot of White People Do

For your understanding, please.

Parenting

Baby Birds Don’t Stay In The Nest Forever

Neither should your children An essay about raising children to become self-sufficient.

Parenting

From One Mother To Future Ones

There are a few reasons young women shouldn’t become parents. An essay on the perils of parenting women never rarely tell you about.

Parenting

Son, I’m So Sorry For Neglecting You

Kids don’t come with instruction manuals An essay on parenting regrets.

Racism

It’s Time to Question White Parenting and Nurturing Skills

Is there a connection to White parenting and nurturing and White nationalism? This essay explores the connection between violent White men and White parenting, and questions why there are so few studies on the topic.

Pornography

I Visited a Strip Club For the First Time

And I Will Never Go Back! My experience in a strip club

Life

Why Respect Should Be Earned, Not Given

The admiration isn’t always mutual. An essay on why we shouldn’t casually give people respect they did not earn.

Love

Your Complacency Steals Your Best From Me

A poem about how complacency impacts our lives. A poem about how complacency in our public and private lives impacts us.

Parenting

Why Your Parenting Style Matters

The way we parent matters to the world. We don’t talk about it enough. An essay that goes along with my previous essay of inconsiderate parenting.

Parenting

Let’s Talk About Inconsiderate Parenting

Inconsiderate parents groom inconsiderate children. Let’s talk about it. An essay about how poor parenting impacts all of us.

Racism

Why White People Need To Visit Communities of Color

You need to made to feel uncomfortable.

Death

It’s Never Too Soon to Prepare for Life After Your Death

Don’t leave your affairs messy for others to clean up. An essay about preparing loved ones to care for your estate after you die.

Life Lessons

Where There Is Prey, There Will Always Be Predators

Which one are you? An essay on the cycle of life.

BlackLivesMatter

The World Is On Fire, And Most People Don’t Even Know It

Sometimes Privilege Creates Ignorance

White Privilege

What To Do When You Receive Racist Customer Service

You call it out and warn others! An essay about my customer service experience with Marriott in Washington, D.C.

Motherhood

She: The Woman I’m Forced To Call My Mother

The Life Ruiner-in-Chief A story about a dysfunctional mother.

BlackLivesMatter

America, The Nation Of Hypocrites

By Marley K.

Family

My Grandma Is Dead, I feel No Sorrow, I Have No Shame

She died Friday. But I’m not sad. I have no tears. And I surely won’t miss her. An essay about the life and death of my grandmother.

Racism

My Experience With Elevator Ellen

I’m so tired of scary White women and their silent code. How White women act when they are afraid.

Education

Knowing When To Support Or Kill A Child’s Dream

Some things in life should come with instruction manuals — like kids. This essay is about knowing when to help your kid find a new dream.

Student Loans

The Vicious Cycle of Debt Is Killing Us

I was talking to a long-time friend yesterday who is at her wit’s end, pretty much ready to commit suicide or leave the country because of…

Travel

40 Things I Love

I love lots of things.

Money

Lessons I’ve Learned From the 2018–19 Government Shutdown

Well, it’s been a little over a month since the Trump government shutdown began, stopping my small business of one in its tracks. It’s…

Politics

I Got The Shutdown Blues- Day 20: Gripe #2

Well, the government still isn’t open and there is no end of this impasse insight. And like clockwork, shit starts happening when you can…

Racism

Nothing Highlights The True Character of a Person Like a Hardship

Wanna see the true character of a person? Watch how they react when hardship comes their way. This essay is about hardships and sustaining relationships through them.