In Support of Our Fantastic Writers

Because spreading joy is a big part of why we’re here.

Remember that no one succeeds alone. ~ Sonia Sotomayor, Puerto Rican-descended Supreme Court justice

It’s been a minute since I posted one of these. So here goes, short and sweet. My shout-outs to three members of our ever-growing Medium community.

About that three-letter word

In her article, The Fear That Stalks Me, ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE discusses age and the processes many of us go through in dealing with same. She writes —

At my core there lives a younger version of me who demands to know why we have to grow up. Why should time keep marching if it means everyone has to get older and leave. Why?

Check out the full piece below.

Android aficionados listen up

This piece, MVI Architecture Pattern in Android, by Mohammed khudair is for techies — those specifically interested in the Android world. He shares —

The MVI (Model-View-Intent) architecture, a popular approach in Android development, emphasizes clean code and a clear separation of concerns by dividing the application into three main components: Model, View, and Intent. This unidirectional data flow and distinct roles contribute to easier understanding, building, and maintenance of MVI apps.

If this sounds like your kind of thing, take a read of it.

How fiercely do you advocate for our shared humanity?

Aza Y. Alam’s poignant piece, May Our Loving Fierceness, washed over me like a warm breath of compassion and kindness. In her words —

Let us co-create, and like an incantation, envision new realities in order to manifest them. With Love. Or maybe we can use the Urdu word, ‘Piyaar’which evokes, associations of tenderness, nurturance and the blessing of true, comradely friendship.

To go deeper with her article, check it out below.

Gracias for reading.

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Acknowledging the Arawak, the First Peoples of Borikén, on whose unceded lands my work is created. In gratitude for and in honor of our Elders, past, present, and emerging. May my work always unapologetically and boldly uplift our wondrous Indigenous Taíno, Iñeri, and African roots.