Monica RaeMar 16, 20247 min readCooking with the Buddha and Salma HayekBlog #28 - Monica Rae March 16th, 2024 While many children in my suburban neighborhood looked forward to Sunday afternoons so they could...
Monica RaeOct 7, 20236 min read"Puppy, Puppy"Blog #27 -- Monica Rae October 7th, 2023 Some years ago, I published a book. It was written as letters to my daughter, who is now closer...
Monica RaeJan 1, 20237 min readOverdue Fines and a Book ListBlog #26 -- Monica Rae January 1st, 2023 Since 1931, The New York Times has published a weekly ‘best seller’ list. Recently, I learned...
Monica RaeDec 23, 20224 min readThe Other 128Blog #25 -- Monica Rae December 23rd, 2022 When I was in junior school we had job fairs. Some students used the time to skip class or...
Monica RaeMay 8, 20225 min readA Nurse Named Seleste Blog # 24 -- Monica Rae May 8th, 2022 My leg was in the air. I couldn’t feel it, but I saw it -- being held by the nurse who had been by...
Monica RaeFeb 5, 20226 min readWaiting with the DogBlog Post #23 -- Monica Rae -- February 6th, 2022 -- I'm a compassionate person. I have this innate ability to understand people’s...
Monica RaeDec 12, 20215 min readWonder Renewed Blog Post # 22 -- Monica Rae -- December 13th, 2021 -- The Christmas season is near…I know this because I have a list of gifts to buy,...
Monica RaeNov 21, 20216 min readNo Tears in AfricaBlog Post #21 -- Monica Rae November 21st, 2021 “Ma’am, you can’t cry!” She relayed this to me as though there was a sign posted behind...
Monica RaeSep 21, 20215 min readTobab Learns to StealBlog Post #20 -- Monica Rae September 21st, 2021 Recently, I was touring the new 10 classroom addition at Brufut Lower Basic School in...
Monica RaeJun 1, 20218 min read10% of Yes! ‘Mon Plaisir Part Deux’Blog Post #19 - Monica Rae June 1st, 2021 I used to watch a woman in heels, on the street or on the screen, and think ‘wow’—that is what...
Monica RaeMay 6, 20218 min readA Wordless CenterBlog # 18 - Monica Rae May 6th, 2021 The other day at my office job, my boss and I were talking about a project we are attempting to...
Monica RaeMar 1, 20215 min read‘Mon Plaisir’Blog # 17 -- Monica Rae February 22nd, 2021 ‘ The ‘L’ word. I thought I knew what it meant. I heard it enough growing up. My mother would...
Monica RaeJan 24, 20216 min readThis Book Belongs To... Blog Post #16 - Monica Rae - January 24th, 2021 - " A little word that means hello is ‘hi’ A wink is a little blink with one eye A...
Monica RaeDec 18, 20205 min readWhat’s in a Name?Blog Post #15 -- Monica Rae -December 18th, 2020- Day 3 After days of tunnel vision headaches, my body begins to shake uncontrollably...
Monica RaeNov 15, 20205 min readExpect Nothing...but FreedomBlog # 14 Monica Rae --November 16th, 2020-- Laying on my bed as a teenager, I glanced at my ceiling covered in world maps, an...
Monica RaeOct 18, 20205 min readThe Mandala and the Miracle TreeBlog Post Entry # 13 -- Monica Rae -October 18th, 2020- I stood in front of my bedroom wall deciding on the color of acrylic paint to...
Monica RaeSep 19, 20206 min readA Tree's BecomingBlog # 12 -- Monica Rae September 19th, 2020 I heard a dog screeching outside. My first thought was a neighbor dog must have been hit by...
Monica RaeAug 26, 20205 min readThe Artist and the Gambian SmilerBlog Post # 11 -- Monica Rae August 26th, 2020 I must admit, when the Covid pandemic first peered through the window in the Midwest, I...
Monica RaeAug 26, 20204 min readNo Apologies for the SermonBlog Post #10 Monica Rae August 26th, 2020 They whispered to her, “You cannot withstand the storm…” When my daughter was little, I taught...
Monica RaeAug 1, 20205 min readJoie de vivreBlog Post Entry #9 -- Monica Rae August 1st, 2020 I met him for the first-time last week. He was tall with deep, sweet eyes. A crowd of...
