Tanja BattleDec 25, 20203 minCovid ChristmasWords always come easily to me, until they don't. There are periods in my life in which words string together in my head and demand...
Tanja BattleJun 17, 20192 minA Girl and Her Teddy BearI was twenty-two and into the third week of my first job after college. My supervisor was convinced I was able to start seeing people on...
Tanja BattleJan 5, 20193 minAnd Just Like That, It's 2019!I gave up New Year's resolutions years ago. I, like most people, seem to be horrible at sticking to these attempts to alter life as I...
Tanja BattleDec 25, 20183 minChristmas Triggers and Sacred MomentsWhat is Christmas without an emotional meltdown triggered by something seemingly innocuous? I won't say the holidays are necessarily hard...
Tanja BattleDec 18, 20183 minThe Blissful NowThere's a moment, at the start of each day, in which everything is right with the world. There exists in it no pain from the past and no...
Tanja BattleDec 11, 20183 minIn the Airport, We Stood.Love is an interesting thing. Particularly, romantic love. It comes and goes, often in the most unexpected ways. It's easy and...
Tanja BattleDec 7, 20184 minFrom My Door to Theirs83,616 miles. Over the span of six years, that's how far I would travel from my front door to theirs. They were my parents and these six...
Tanja BattleDec 1, 20182 minNamaste, y'all. Most often, when inspired to write, it's as a result of a moment in which the need to express myself has an urgency that requires...
Tanja BattleDec 1, 20184 minThe scariest of days. Always listen to your gut. Always. A little over a year ago, I met a man on the Atlanta Beltline. I was attending a community service...
Tanja BattleDec 1, 20184 minEvery woman I know has a story.Dear Survivor: I know about the day you plopped your playful, 9-year-old body into the overstuffed living room chair, dangling both of...
Tanja BattleDec 1, 20184 minRace. It's not black and white. I am not white and I am not black. I've never felt the need to declare such before but, I wanted to share how things have shifted for me....
Tanja BattleDec 1, 20181 minNow You Can Blog from Everywhere!We’ve made it quick and convenient for you to manage your blog from anywhere. In this blog post we’ll share the ways you can post to your...