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I, Layla, am the Habitual Bee (In Charge). I make the rules. Formatting overwhelms me, so I skipped that step. And (serious) drafting. All images by yours truly. (aye you have to click each post)

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Best Practices: What to do if you’re cooped up in the house

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 habitualbee1 Comment

1. Do the things you prioritize first. 2. Be gentle to yourself, but don't be indulgent...

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An Unessay: On Beyoncé

April 18, 2019April 19, 2019 habitualbeeLeave a comment

Here, I pinpoint the moment I decided to stan Beyoncé. At least, I was going to...

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Coming out of the closet: I’m a Black conservative (lol)

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 habitualbeeLeave a comment

Not like Ben Carson; yes OF COURSE it's still fuck Trump, fuck 12, fuck heteropatriarchy & white supremacy; I'm absolutely for the liberation and empowerment of oppressed people worldwide; I actively struggle toward revolution..... I'm just "conservative" (which I will define) in the way that I approach liberation/revolution.

Posted in conservative, language, Uncategorized

Pass the read: bitches on the DL

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 habitualbee1 Comment

I had the distinct pleasure of having my read read on The Read.

Posted in gay, stories, Uncategorized

RE: Tyrone

March 30, 2018March 30, 2018 habitualbeeLeave a comment

if there were ever a place with the creative/intellectual potential to envision justice for corruption, greed, scandal, and oppression: it was Howard University.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Howard

I am my own loctician

December 15, 2017 habitualbeeLeave a comment

A poem

Posted in UncategorizedTagged blacklove, community, hair, locs, queer

I’m still gay. (read for wit, dark thoughts, and insight on heteronormativity)

September 12, 2017September 15, 2017 habitualbee3 Comments

heteronormativity is SUFFOCATING.

Posted in gay, UncategorizedTagged blacklove, community, gay, lgbtq

Gay rant, featuring How to know if a woman is gay

July 25, 2017 habitualbee1 Comment

People always ask me: how do you know when a woman is gay?? kicker: i don't.

Posted in gay, UncategorizedTagged blacklove, gay, lesbian, queer, whatheaux, youcandothat

My first slap!

July 21, 2017July 22, 2017 habitualbee3 Comments

So the other day, I slapped a white man across the face because he said the n-word. Well, it was more of a muff-slap. I lived to tell the tale.

Posted in storiesTagged mixedcompany, nigga, nword, resistance, slap, thestoryofoj, violence, whitepeople, youcandothat

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