Essay Topics

  • My ‘Ambatana’ Top 25
  • My 50th Anniversary High School Reunion . . . Uh, No Thanks!
  • Happy Heavenly Mother’s Day!!! (For Grown ‘A’ Folks Who Were Raised By No-Nonsense, Old-School Parents That Ain’t Take No Lip From Nobody) . . .
  • A Tale Of Two Coasts: East To West
  • The Case Of The Mishandled Carry-On Backpack: An Open Letter
  • My Momma’s Shadow: Daddy (w/Alzheimer’s Disease)
  • Chez Barthwell
  • Lower Standards In Interracial Dating These Days…
  • Summer Holiday Cookouts at 8861 E. Canfield
  • Eye Contact & Speaking… A Lost Art! (Come On, Black People!!!)
  • Celebrating The Life Of Aunt Alice (1936- 2075)
  • Older Couples & Wedding Registries – I Don’t Know . . .
  • 1960s/70s Inner-City Upbringing: Requisite Learned Skills For Success In Life!!!
  • Straightahead Jazz Set . . . Plus A Vocalist – A Real Mood Swing (NOT A Good Mix!!!)
  • Innate Beauty vs. “Fabulous”-ness: Glamour Shots Phenomenon
  • Black Card: Revoked!!!
  • Why Should I Get Married? – A Straight, Educated Black Woman’s Retort In The 2020s
  • Summer Getaway To Baltimore 2018: The Remix
  • Family Trip To Seek Our Country’s Wealth (Of Museums)
  • On The Road . . . Family, Friends, Food & History