Monique

“As a millennial, I did what most of us did regarding trauma. I sent self-deprecating memes to my friends, worked longer hours so I wouldn’t have to face my emotions, and buried said trauma deep, deep down while reminiscing about how great ’90s music was.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“That was white man’s magic, he supposed—you look at them, and you see the boundaries of your power.”
― Nikki Payne, Sex, Lies and Sensibility

“just because you want to be alone, doesn’t mean you are alone.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Air He Breathes

“The thing they never tell you, or show you in the movies, is how grief becomes so . . . fundamental. To everything you do. It changes the world around you in ways you never expect – including your relationships with other people. They’re kind to you because you’ve lost someone, but they also . . . move away from you. Because deep down, nobody wants to be around grief for too long. It’s a reminder of their own fragility. You become a walking, talking symbol of something that will happen to all of us eventually.”
― Nick Spalding, Grave Talk