East Flatbush Writer

  • Great Mistakes

    Sometimes you start out with a plan in mind and then you deviate, just a bit and then you mess up and finally decide that the outcome was even better than the original plan. Okay, so maybe in most cases it really doesn’t work out that way but in this…

  • First Signs of Spring

    Who says you can’t find signs of beautiful life in the concrete jungle?

  • Still on the journey…one year later

       Almost exactly one year ago, in my dining room, my husband with scissors in hand and a youtube tutorial cued, WE did the BIG chop. I had been transitioning for about four months, but it was beginning to become tiresome and getting my hair “public ready” for any and…

  • No Sew Rainbow Girl’s Skirt

    Since picking up crochet again, one of the most exciting things has been the activity of “making actual clothes without sewing.” This rainbow skirt for my 5-year-old little girl is proof of that! I started this skirt a couple of days ago, loosely following a pattern. After a while I…

  • Remembering my grandmother

    When is the last time you had a hobby you truly enjoyed?

  • Going natural

    “Going natural for me, has evolved into more than just a hairstyle choice, but a journey of acceptance. This is who I am and more than than that, look who I am becoming!”