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Who Can We Run To?
The major topic for the last few days has really created a purge of all of my social media accounts. People I respected, have known for...
Madalyn McKnight
Jan 6, 20193 min read


Hello, 2019
2018 was a lot of fun. I laughed, traveled, celebrated, and embraced major changes in my life. I accomplished some goals, stepped out on...
Madalyn McKnight
Jan 2, 20192 min read


Cancelled: A Short Story About Your Fave
One of my favorite Amy Winehouse songs is called “What is it about men?”. This is a very good question, but even better is ‘What is it...
Madalyn McKnight
Apr 30, 20182 min read


It’s REBOOT SEASON
It’s reboot season. Literally almost every show that I enjoyed for the last twenty years is making its way back around to the new...
Madalyn McKnight
Mar 20, 20182 min read


Black History Week 4: Change
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things...
Madalyn McKnight
Feb 27, 20182 min read


Black History Month: Week 3: Deliverance
What is true deliverance? An example is definitely Moses leading God’s children out of Egypt to the promised land. Free from the evil...
Madalyn McKnight
Feb 15, 20182 min read


Black History Month Week 2: Acceptance
Although a staple in Alcoholics Anonymous and other organizations that cater to offering support in recovery from addiction, I recite the...
Madalyn McKnight
Feb 9, 20181 min read


Hello 2018
2018 is officially here! And I am ecstatic and anticipatory for what is in store this year. 2017 was a year of transition. God made me a...
Madalyn McKnight
Jan 1, 20182 min read


hypocrisy not democracy
What is true American pride for a person of color? Should I be thankful to be here? Grateful for the opportunities I have been afforded?...
Madalyn McKnight
Sep 26, 20172 min read


Post-aversay
I have had this website established for more than a year, but what makes this date so special is that this is the anniversary of my first...
Madalyn McKnight
Sep 19, 20172 min read


Music Keeps Me In CTRL
Missy was wrong when she said music makes you lose control because during this time in my life it is one of the only things keeping me...
Madalyn McKnight
Sep 17, 20172 min read


March To The Beat Of Your Own Drum
I used to have a hard time being myself. I mean unapologetically me. Classical music is my favorite genre, you will rarely see with...
Madalyn McKnight
Jul 9, 20172 min read


Harry Potter, The Boy Who Inspired
I was a nerd, a geek, a long-legged, wide-smiling munchkin. I had glasses (which I thought were very cute). I loved to read, and I had a...
Madalyn McKnight
Jun 26, 20172 min read


Thanks, Dad
When I was 14, I traveled to Denver for the first time to see the man who is partly responsible for my existence. It had been a few years...
Madalyn McKnight
Jun 16, 20172 min read


Don’t Live For The Weekend
I am kidding with this title right? I know, I know…I am guilty of this myself but we have to stop doing this! This morning, I wrote the...
Madalyn McKnight
May 24, 20172 min read


The Ivy On The Window: An Ode To Kalief Browder
It was your smile. It didn’t quite reach your eyes in the first picture I saw of you and it made me curious. How can one seem so sad with...
Madalyn McKnight
Apr 6, 20173 min read


Happy Birthday To Me
This month’s theme is self-care and on the actual day of my birth, I will be doing just that, and putting into practice everything I...
Madalyn McKnight
Jan 21, 20172 min read


I’m Ready For The Torch: A Letter to President Obama
I was 17 in 2008 when you won the presidential election. I was honestly too out of touch to really grasp how big of a responsibility you...
Madalyn McKnight
Jan 19, 20173 min read


Ode to Badu
“Sistahs how yall feel? Fellas yall alright?” I was about 6 or 7 when I was introduced to a voice that was so soothing and comforting...
Madalyn McKnight
Nov 26, 20163 min read
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