Tag: Nearly

How My White Silence Nearly Wrecked My Relationship

“I need white people to talk to white people about white people,” my boyfriend says in exasperation after another old acquaintance writes him to see how he’s holding up. For days he’s been fielding texts, emails, and Facebook messages from long-lost white friends concerned ab...

How Coffee Nearly Ruined My Life

A personal story of caffeine temptation and triumph I've got a confession to make. I'm a coffee addict, and not in a good way. You see, I’m caffeine-sensitive and apparently, I also have ADHD. That means that even a wee bit of caffeine can have a massive effect on me. It makes me...