Medium Posts in 2023
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Let’s chat about my oddball thoughts on family, relationships and activism — with a dose of comedy, too.
8. Blueface and Chrisean Rock are the car crash I won’t look away from ~ My own volatile relationships keep making me hope Chrisean walks away
7. Chris Rock: Women-hating men will never understand Will Smith ~ Why ‘Selective Outrage’ further confirms Chris Rock is bitter about women
6. Men versus women: Why do men hate single-women songs so much? ~ Silence in marriage, celebration of singles
5. If you enjoy firing people, please don’t work in HR ~ “Roy’s Job Fair” brought up two types of HR people —only one of which we need more of
4. Is it OK for your mom to be your wingwoman? ~ Erykah Badu’s thirst trap post with her daughter: Yay or nay?
3. GPT-3, digital journals: I don’t trust them ~ In my never-ending fight against e-books versus paperbacks, I still want to hold paper
2. Be grateful for the company that fired you ~ The nightmare for-profit company that reduced clothing waste and wasted my time
1. Fighting over a man? Hard pass ~ The Cardi B logic I agreed with in my 20s but not beyond
7. Chris Rock: Women-hating men will never understand Will Smith ~ Why ‘Selective Outrage’ further confirms Chris Rock is bitter about women
6. Men versus women: Why do men hate single-women songs so much? ~ Silence in marriage, celebration of singles
5. If you enjoy firing people, please don’t work in HR ~ “Roy’s Job Fair” brought up two types of HR people —only one of which we need more of
4. Is it OK for your mom to be your wingwoman? ~ Erykah Badu’s thirst trap post with her daughter: Yay or nay?
3. GPT-3, digital journals: I don’t trust them ~ In my never-ending fight against e-books versus paperbacks, I still want to hold paper
2. Be grateful for the company that fired you ~ The nightmare for-profit company that reduced clothing waste and wasted my time
1. Fighting over a man? Hard pass ~ The Cardi B logic I agreed with in my 20s but not beyond
Laughing burns calories. Let's focus on our funny bones.
4. And the award for angriest job post goes to … Relationship coach Christie
3. Does heartbreak really feel like this? ~ The one relationship story my father was tickled by
2. Humor is beer goggles for women ~ Why “You People” makes some men so angry
1. Stop bringing Tupperware to restaurants ~ Catered events are not meant to be your dinner at home
3. Does heartbreak really feel like this? ~ The one relationship story my father was tickled by
2. Humor is beer goggles for women ~ Why “You People” makes some men so angry
1. Stop bringing Tupperware to restaurants ~ Catered events are not meant to be your dinner at home
This Medium column has been moved to Substack as of mid-November 2022. Click here to read 2023 posts.
This Medium column has been moved to Substack as of mid-November 2022. Click here to read 2023 posts.
Medium Publications (with Shamontiel's posts)
- Age of Awareness (Contemplative letters commemorating special occasions)
- Black Voices in Marketing (Series on diversity tips, book marketing and minority advertising)
- Live Your Life on Purpose (Feel-good stories on health and fitness, life and learning, personal finance, success)
- Medium @Shamontiel
- The Startup (Entrepreneurial advice, creativity tales, freelancing, startups, investing, innovation, web development)
- Tickled (Laughing burns calories. Let's focus on our funny bones.)
- We Need to Talk (Heart-to-heart conversations that challenge unpopular views on family, relationships and activism.)
- Zora (Unapologetic. Ours. A Medium publication for women of color.)
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