On body, seasons, and the theatre of being. Today my brainwaves are having a moment. My niece sent me a photo recently, and I looked… fluffy. A full-size woman 14+, 16. Who does this, right? Is it attention-seeking to show your body, or can we simply lighten up and jest?
In its simplicity, the spectacle was so profound. At a high school football game, just off the edge of a basketball court, I stood entranced by a ballooned vertical figure — a Tall Boy. These inflatable stickmen, now familiar fixtures at dealerships, markets, and street corners, flail and bend in the
At the beginning of 2013, I was caught in the undertow of economic loss. The housing crisis pulled me from a full-time, sustaining consulting career into a part-time temp role barely above minimum wage and I felt myself mentally and financially imploding. I reached for social media as a lifeline,
How I started this conversation (my ChatGPT prompt): ChatGPT Is my digital footprint under surveillance? In a recent interview, Joy Reid (who has been rigorous in her research and speaks with authentic credibility) said platforms and apps are collecting data and building profiles on individuals… This is a kitchen-table talk,
When I first wrote about ChatGPT, I was cautious. I wondered whether using artificial intelligence in my writing might dilute my voice or raise questions of ownership. Could I remain true to myself while experimenting with a tool designed to generate text? Today, after months of observing the conversations around
Welcome. If you’ve landed here, you’ve stepped into Grace Notes in Context — my living notebook of thoughts, essays, and reflections. I write to see clearly. I write to connect. I write to trace the human intersections that move through culture, memory, and the digital world we now share. What lives here
Welcome to this space of words, memory, and meaning. I began this blog as a personal journal — fragments of thought, reflections on family, faith, work, and the wider world. Over time, these pieces became a record of how I see, feel, and wrestle with life’s contradictions. This is not
The chess game called U.S. Politics. Let us break it down because everything here is strategy. The strategy is cruelly simple: use the pawns as foot soldiers. Pawns are expendable; they move into the line of fire so the bishops, the rooks, and the queen can be protected while the King
Therefore, aging need not be a source of fear. It can be a source of wonder and awe. We have the opportunity to gain wisdom, connect with others, and make a difference in the world. We can face life with bravery and an openness to all it has to offer.
Even in the twilight of his years, Dr. Slinger Francisco, affectionately known as The Mighty Sparrow, continues to prove why he reigns as the Calypso King of the World. With his legendary anthem “Education,” Sparrow transforms a timeless message into a hymn of hope, empowerment, and enlightenment. Education as a
Written By Grace C. Walker