Akilah S Richards

Akilah S Richards

16
Oct
Hard Dough Bread, Cornmeal Porridge, and Snickers Bars. Hear me out...

Hard Dough Bread, Cornmeal Porridge, and Snickers Bars. Hear me out...

A food rant turned snuggly reminisce about food as culture, and as love.
1 min read
02
Oct
The Grief We Don't Talk About Enough

The Grief We Don't Talk About Enough

Lessons from a disruptive dementia tour
4 min read
30
Sep
"Roots, Rest, Grief, and Death" - One Creative's Chorus

"Roots, Rest, Grief, and Death" - One Creative's Chorus

Honoring the path and the path-clearers that walked me here
6 min read
28
Aug
What absence can do for presence

What absence can do for presence

A tribute to Jasai Madden
3 min read
22
Jul
Ferns, Philodendron, Growing, and Grief

Ferns, Philodendron, Growing, and Grief

6 min read
26
Jun
Maybe grieve it before you "fix" it.

Maybe grieve it before you "fix" it.

Replacing "I need to fix" with "I need to grieve"
2 min read
24
Jun
Knocking Parenting Off Its Pedestal

Knocking Parenting Off Its Pedestal

Clip from a convo about deschooling with a spiritual mentor while in seminary (a year ago)
1 min read
20
Jun
Free to Grieve After Juneteenth

Free to Grieve After Juneteenth

Reflecting on how grief shapes my experiences with independence and freedom
4 min read
07
Apr
The I.L.I.D. Course (I Let It Die)

The I.L.I.D. Course (I Let It Die)

8 weeks of grief-tending language and practices for affirming (not ignoring) grief and loss of Expectation, Identity, Relationship, and Cycle.
4 min read
04
Mar
Using Busywork to Strengthen My Personal Wintering Skills

Using Busywork to Strengthen My Personal Wintering Skills

Unlearning the idea of cursing discomfort of the most natural kind
3 min read