Taylor WaitsJun 83 min#DEEPTHOTS: Summer of MagicMy people are rooted in Louisiana, a place I call, The Land Of Spirits. I learned about the energies of the world from my people. I learn...
Taylor WaitsApr 67 min#DEEPTHOTS: If you are a Black girl undergrad read this...I wrote this piece during the Summer of 2019 right after I had graduated. I decided to leave it as is - no edits or revisions past what I...
Taylor WaitsMar 91 min#DEEPTHOTS: Well, aint I a hoe? Well aint I a hoe? Yeah a whore, a slut, a woman of the night, sex worker. You see I keep the lights on in this bitch. I’ve seen it all, ...
Taylor WaitsFeb 44 min#DeepThots: Finding The ConnectionsTo escape the inescapable thoughts of the loneliness of death, I visualize my future as a long-ass book. "Now I really can’t be alone in ...
Taylor WaitsSep 30, 20195 min#DEEPTHOTS: I don't feel like myself, what now? It always takes me forever to realize I have fallen out of my routine. Running every morning turns into waking up late for class; getting...
Taylor WaitsAug 19, 20194 minManifest Destiny I recently moved from Texas to Pennsylvania to get my PhD. I find that the most frequently asked question I get about my move was, "Aren'...
Taylor WaitsJun 24, 20196 minAM I GAY?Like many other baby gays, I frequently asked myself this same question as a kid. I didn't feel gay and I knew I didn't look gay. All the...
Taylor WaitsMar 1, 20194 minIf you have ever contemplated hurting yourself, read this.I hated myself for a long time. Let me be clear - you can hate yourself and also be highly functioning. I functioned under the veil of ub...
Taylor WaitsJan 6, 20193 minNew Year, Same Me - Part 3: Girl you losing weight, again? I was in a cycle. Life would be terrible, I thought being skinny was the only way to make life better, I would try to lose weight in the ...
Taylor WaitsJan 3, 20193 minNew Year, Same Me: Part 2- Books to start 2019 withI will admit. I too used to say things like "I just can't read books." Blaming my lack of reading on time fleeting, busy schedules, and b...
Taylor WaitsDec 5, 20186 minNew Year, Same Me: Part 1- Inspiration drives individuality"We're all born naked, and the rest is drag."- Queen Mother RuPaul Charles I was always going through a phase with my fashion. Or what I ...
Taylor WaitsNov 14, 20184 minI am TRASHI like to pride myself on doing a lot of shit. Like, too much shit. Naturally, I complain all the time about all the shit I have to do. A...