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About Me — Vena Moore

Writing was always my passion, though it wasn’t until two years ago that I did it consistently I’ve debated doing an about me story for months, because after all, I’ve been telling readers on this platform snippets about myself for two years now. I’ve written some things that I’ve never…

About Me

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About Me — Vena Moore
About Me — Vena Moore
About Me

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Published in Living By The Word

·Mar 12

Embracing My Queerness

Or how I stopped resisting the queer label and came to accept it I’ve realized something about myself that I never thought possible. I now identify as queer. Within the last 18 months, I’ve undergone a shift in how I think about my sexual orientation. I only discovered that I…

Life Lessons

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Embracing My Queerness
Embracing My Queerness
Life Lessons

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Published in Fourth Wave

·Mar 5

Marriage Is a Raw Deal For Women

Women don’t benefit from an institution that is rigged against them — So, a couple of weeks ago, one of my nephews called to invite me to his wedding this summer. He’s been with his fiancé for seven years, has lived with her for the last six years, and has two children. The fact that he cohabitated with his fiancé and had…

Feminism

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Marriage Is a Raw Deal For Women
Marriage Is a Raw Deal For Women
Feminism

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Published in Living By The Word

·Feb 21

Remote Workers Aren’t To Blame For A City’s Financial Straits

Shaming remote workers for a city’s mismanagement is a low blow So, three years after COVID forced a monumental shift where many people were directed to work from home, we’re now being advised that remote work isn’t such a great thing. This article blames remote workers for causing New York…

Work From Home

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Remote Workers Aren’t To Blame For A City’s Financial Straits
Remote Workers Aren’t To Blame For A City’s Financial Straits
Work From Home

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Published in ZORA

·Feb 10

Is The Quality of Life More Important Than The Quantity Of Life?

As lifespans have increased, the question of whether longevity is better than the quality of life becomes more urgent. A debate about the quality of our lives as we age got me thinking. Nearly nine years ago, an oncologist, health policy expert, and medical ethicist Ezekiel Emanuel (also the brother…

Aging

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Is The Quality of Life More Important Than The Quantity Of Life?
Is The Quality of Life More Important Than The Quantity Of Life?
Aging

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Published in Living By The Word

·Feb 4

Straight Women, Please Stop Saying That You Wish To Be Gay

Privileged people expressing their desire to be marginalized insults and fetishize the oppressed. Recently, I engaged in a conversation on social media about the toxicity in today’s dating culture. One woman commented that even though she was straight, she wished she were gay because dating culture has become so difficult. …

Homophobia

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Straight Women, Please Stop Saying That You Wish To Be Gay
Straight Women, Please Stop Saying That You Wish To Be Gay
Homophobia

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Published in AfroSapiophile

·Jan 25

Shopping While Black

As brick-and-mortar retailers lament diminishing profits, they fail to realize how their racism is driving away Black customers. — Am I the only one who doesn’t care that much about retail stores closing or going out of business? Traditional Retailers Going Through Hard Times For instance, just recently, Bed Bath and Beyond announced that they were closing 150 stores across the U.S. because partly due to the pandemic, the chain has endured massive financial losses…

Retail

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Shopping While Black
Shopping While Black
Retail

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Published in Living By The Word

·Jan 21

When Your Experiences Aren’t Deemed Universal

When Black people’s common human experiences are ignored, it serves to dehumanize them One of my intentions for 2023 is to find other platforms to showcase my work. Medium has been my home for nearly four years. I love the connections and the support that readers and other writers have…

Writing

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When Your Experiences Aren’t Deemed Universal
When Your Experiences Aren’t Deemed Universal
Writing

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Published in Living By The Word

·Jan 13

What I’m Doing In 2023

Because New Year’s Resolutions suck. I’m a work in progress. As the new year begins, I reflect on the challenges and surprises I dealt with in 2022. I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions as I feel they’re a recipe for failure. Our cultural mindset around New Year’s resolutions is…

Self

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What I’m Doing In 2023
What I’m Doing In 2023
Self

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Published in Living By The Word

·Dec 17, 2022

I Feel Conflicted About Christmas

Christmas brings out the goodwill and Scrooge in me As a child, I loved Christmas. What was not to like about waking up at the crack of dawn to a bunch of toys stacked underneath a Christmas tree? My sister and I played with our new toys all day and…

Life

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I Feel Conflicted About Christmas
I Feel Conflicted About Christmas
Life

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