PinnedVictoria MeléndezThere is Motherlove for the MotherlessI lost my mom, not my need or ability to be mothered.·4 min read·May 7, 2021--1--1
Victoria MeléndezFinding the Words“My goal is to become the most integrated version of myself.” My friend Evan said these words as if they weren’t poetry.1 min read·Sep 15, 2022----
Victoria MeléndezJaShyah Moore, Gabby Petito and What it Takes to Find Black GirlsJaShyah Moore has been missing for an entire month.·4 min read·Nov 11, 2021----
Victoria MeléndezGoing Back was the BeginningThere are three things I hate more than anything in the world. Three things that I find terrifying, horrifying and down-right creepy:·7 min read·Aug 18, 2021----
Victoria MeléndezHow Writers Can Choose Collaboration over Competition: Life Lessons from Legally BlondeCollaboration, not competition, is the heart and soul of the writing life.·3 min read·May 22, 2021----
Victoria MeléndezIt’s Possible: How Brandy’s Cinderella gave us all something to sing aboutToday Disney+ released the 1997 film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. After 24 years (yes, that made me feel old too), the…·3 min read·Feb 12, 2021----
Victoria MeléndezReflections on Grieving 2020I won’t be going to any Christmas parties this year.·4 min read·Nov 22, 2020----
Victoria MeléndezWe Can’t Be Friends if You Ignore My BlacknessYou don’t get to disrespect me and still keep me·6 min read·Jul 5, 2020--21--21
Victoria MeléndezWe Wake to ThisThere’s a scene in “I Am Not Your Negro” where a 1950s housewife is twirling about in her kitchen, doing basic June Cleaver-esque things…4 min read·Oct 18, 2019----