Akilah S Richards

Akilah S Richards

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
14
Feb
I Let It Die So I Can Learn to Savor Life

I Let It Die So I Can Learn to Savor Life

Closings, not closure. Endings we face and endings we choose.
4 min read
19
Jan
Shaping the Stories that Shape Me/Us

Shaping the Stories that Shape Me/Us

bodies be tellin stories bout power.
2 min read
30
Dec
Exactly One Year Later and the Savoring Stayed.

Exactly One Year Later and the Savoring Stayed.

Reflections and Direction on Savoring the Journey
7 min read
12
Oct
How I'm Savoring My Entrepreneurial Path

How I'm Savoring My Entrepreneurial Path

Birthday reflection on how savorism affects my content creation and community-building
4 min read
12
Jun
Music as Culture

Music as Culture

Chapter 4.
15 min read
08
May
How Podcasting Validated My Self-centered Writing Style

How Podcasting Validated My Self-centered Writing Style

Or... The Messy Art of Struggling Out Loud
4 min read
08
Apr
Meet me at the "As Culture" Essay Series

Meet me at the "As Culture" Essay Series

Introduction to Chapters 4, 5, and 6 of Black Bear | Wild Weed.
2 min read
23
Mar
Part 2. Mygrations away from Black Girl hair shame

Part 2. Mygrations away from Black Girl hair shame

On Natural Black Hair Being Shamed from Infancy to Adulthood
8 min read
18
Mar
Medicine Woman at Lake Tahoe

Medicine Woman at Lake Tahoe

Chapter 3. This chapter recounts my experience with Caela, a Mescalero Apache naturopathic physician who blends Eastern, Western, and Native Indigenous practices in support of healing.
7 min read