Journal
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The Same Name Cover Band
March 11, 2024 By Joy Lynn Clark Back in February I went to a live music venue not far from my place called Banners. I had gone there right when I first arrived in Lexington to see a cool jazz band in the past. This time however the place was packed with colored folks as well as what I normally encounter in Lexington. It almost seemed as if the entire black UK alumni Association was there and half of them had on the blue and everything! Even though I am a Flame, Go Wildcats! I asked the bartender to place my order and he replied, “would you like to start…
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Getting Schooled About Education
02/14/2024 By Joy Lynn Clark The year 2020 was one of the worst years of my life emotionally but was still full of hope and promise. As most families around the world, we were in our apartment due to quarantine. (The world braced itself as we all stayed in our homes due to the global flu pandemic). Like most families, we also decided to go back to homeschooling. Our school district rolled out a plan to educate the kids with a, “virtual” plan. On the other hand, since we had homeschooled in the past, we decided to just go back to how we used to study. As usual, we got…
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Dating This Guy is Not Working
March 27, 2023 By Joy Lynn Clark I have been online dating since it was invented. In my last post, (dating in the digital age) I’ve posted lots of tips for the online dating scene. Recently, I decided to try online dating again since I have been depressingly single. I meant another guy and he was cool. OK here comes the McMillan-esque getting-your-groove-back-part, he was younger. Not in age, I don’t think, but in lifestyle. I didn’t mind that he didn’t have a car or his own place. This guy has a full-time job so there’s plenty of money left to take me on dates (even with student loans ).…
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Safer Sex
By Joy Lynn Clark 1/26/2023 I came up during the, “safe sex” era. “Wear a condom” and, “stop the spread of HIV/AIDS”. Unprotected sex freaks me out. I am a single mother and I have been burnt before. Ever since, I have vowed to never go through that kind of stress again. The times that I did go raw dog and it didn’t work out, I worried all year long as I returned to the clinic for my pregnancy test and then HIV test. Then six to eight months later I return for another HIV test just to be sure. I got lucky this time. Sex is safer now then it ever has been. However, condoms cannot stop…
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Fauxs
By Joy Lynn Clark 1/26/2023 I have attempted to put lyrics to this song for years. I have put vocals on this track over and over again. This is the deconstructed version.. Period.
