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Dijon Rolle

The Older I Get the More I Realize That People Are People

I’m old enough to remember what the world was like before the Internet and social media gave everyone with a wi-fi connection insight in…

Sep 18

A young African American woman wearing a back bag stands in front of a large brightly colored mural.

Sep 18

Dijon Rolle

I Have to Be Honest, I Wasn’t Ready to Join the Gray Hair Gang

The first time I saw it I thought it was piece of lint. I was sporting a cropped fade haircut that was in desperate need of cutting. The…

Jun 5

I Have to Be Honest, I Wasn’t Ready to Join the Gray Hair Gang

Jun 5

Dijon Rolle

That time I stopped posting stories on my Medium blog

It had been nearly six months since I wrote anything new for my Medium blog or even felt an urge to create something. I didn’t have…

May 9

An old-fashioned black typewriter with a single sheet of white paper

May 9

Dijon Rolle

Let’s Talk About the Joy of Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice

Two things I love about this time of year are fall and the influx of all things pumpkin spice. The smell of all that spicy ginger cinnamon…

Oct 20, 2023

Let’s Talk About the Joy of Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice

Oct 20, 2023

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Why Disease Should Not Run in Your Family: Fighting Back Against Poor Health and Premature Death

If there’s one place that will make you contemplate your life choices, it’s a cemetery. I’ve always appreciated their solitude and…

Sep 6, 2023

Why Disease Should Not Run in Your Family: Fighting Back Against Poor Health and Premature Death

Sep 6, 2023

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Dear Summer … Why Is It So Expensive To Be Outside Right Now?

I’ve run the numbers backwards, forwards, and sideways but the math just ain’t mathing ya’ll. Why is everything so expensive this summer…

Jul 24, 2023

Dear Summer … Why Is It So Expensive To Be Outside Right Now?

Jul 24, 2023

Dijon Rolle

Don’t Believe the Hype Ya’ll

Knowledge is Not Power Without Application

Jul 10, 2023

Don’t Believe the Hype Ya’ll

Jul 10, 2023

Dijon Rolle

All the Things You Notice as an Adult When You Return Home to Visit Your Family

I went home to visit my family for the first time in a few years. Why had it been so long? Busyness, a global pandemic, and life in…

Jun 27, 2023

A young woman stands in a field of yellow flowers and stares off into the distance.

Jun 27, 2023

Dijon Rolle

5 Reasons Why Introverts Are Living Their Best Lives

I didn’t choose the introvert life. It chose me and the older I get the more grateful I am it did. I no longer feel pressure from family…

May 29, 2023

A stylish young woman smiles while holding an strawberry ice cream cone.

May 29, 2023

Dijon Rolle

Reimagining Mother’s Day and Remembering My Mother

This year marks my 28th Mother’s Day since my mother died. Each passing year feels slightly different than the last one. I won’t say it’s…

May 14, 2023

A woman with large colorful flowers pinned into her thick black hair.

May 14, 2023

Dijon Rolle

Dijon Rolle

Professional introvert who can still rock the party until 9 p.m. I like well-groomed beards & Golden Girls reruns. I write to understand the world around me.

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