6/7/2016 By Joy Lynn Clark After getting my son to the ripe old age of 5 I realized, I might just have the time to start dating again.  He is off to kindergarten and I have time to look for my future husband.  The only problem is – where do I start? When I was younger I used walk down the street and guys would pull over, stop me on the train platform, school, nightclubs.  Anywhere.  Anywhere that single people with no kids would be.  Only problem is, I am never in any of those places anymore. One of my friends told me about online dating.  I put up a…

Off To The Clinic by Dazee Dizzle   4/28/2016   Some months back, I had unprotected sex on a first date.  Risky and dangerous.  I want to tell all of the b.s. that I fell for and justified but at the end of the day I had unprotected sex on a first date.  For a minute he had me thinking it was going to go differently but, he ended up standing me up.   Damn.  I made an appointment with my MD to get tested. I talked it over with my psychologist.  I was told not to beat myself up about it.  I came up clean just after the incident.…

By Joy Lynn Clark 3/9/2016 When I moved to the suburbs,  I realized that I just couldn’t afford to buy food.  I swear food is much more expensive in the burbs.  Anyhow, I had my rent, phone, gas and car.  Food was just killing me. A friend of mine told me about a local food pantry.  I felt weird about it at first like, am I taking food from someone who really needs it?  However, I looked at my child and had to accept that I am someone who really needs it. The food pantry was run by the local church.  We got canned goods, and even some meat.  The…

By Joy Lynn Clark 1/23/2016 Chicago, IL The State of Illinois still has no budget.  Chicago Public Schools are threatening layoffs.  There’s talk of cutting pensions . . . yada yada yada. Obviously, all of this truly sucks. When I first moved to Chicago, I enrolled my son in public school.  I am very low income.  I had to provide some information but, the school fee was waived.  I was floored. Let me repeat, I am low-income (I am probably in the bottom 10% ).  However, in the school district I came from that did not save me from the $290.00 school fee at all whatsoever.  And it hurt –…

By Joy Lynn Clark January 1, 2016 Months back I began to notice some of the most all inclusive dishes ever.  A hamburger with a hotdog and chips all under one bun, a fried chicken cake with mashed potato frosting, drizzled with gravy, and a cornbread center.  I thought, genius.  I have to compile a list. All year I found dishes.  A pizza with a hotdog crust, and a beef sandwich topped with cole slaw and fries.  I am starting to think, I need everything NOW. My son went into Gamestop to trade a game.  They needed my driver’s license number.  I was like damn, do I have to be…