List: Reading list | Curated by Crystal Senter-Brown

Feb 3, 2024

24 stories

Reading list
Crystal Senter-Brown
How HIGH? How a hike injury led to a surprising discovery
Feb 2, 2024
Feb 2, 2024
Crystal Senter-Brown
The Big Bad Wolf at the Big Y Pizza Counter 💨
Dec 21, 2020
Dec 21, 2020
 This story is no longer available
Crystal Senter-Brown
Black Girl TragicIs this the “dream” we have been working so hard for?
Jan 15, 2024
Jan 15, 2024
Crystal Senter-Brown
The 4th of July on Panorama DriveMy Aunt Gertrude thinks firecrackers are the work of the devil.
Jul 1, 2023
Jul 1, 2023
Crystal Senter-Brown
How I learned to be a leader by volunteering to organize the Scholastic Book Fair
Dec 5, 2023
Dec 5, 2023
Crystal Senter-Brown
I turn 50 next year…and I still ￼play with dollsHow the act of play and miniature building helped me to process the grief of my mother 
Oct 16, 2023
Oct 16, 2023
Crystal Senter-Brown
Three things I learned after watching a father lie to his daughterHer colorful dress bore multiple images of the one thing she was terrified of:
Mar 3, 2023
Mar 3, 2023
Crystal Senter-Brown
The spilled milk of friendshipWhen she threw her carton of milk at me, I knew it not going to be a good day. It was only 7 AM, and we were sitting in the kitchen area of…
Jan 21, 2023
Jan 21, 2023
Crystal Senter-Brown
The 4th of July on Panorama DriveMy Aunt Gertrude thinks firecrackers are the work of the devil.
Jul 4, 2021
Jul 4, 2021
Crystal Senter-Brown
Big hair, big earrings, big EVERYTHING: why I always show up as my authentic self at professional…“OH MY GOODNESS! You are SO BRAVE!”
Jun 11, 2021
Jun 11, 2021
Crystal Senter-Brown
Will I be forgotten?Three years ago this month, I sat on the edge of my mothers bed as she recovered from hip replacement surgery. It was supposed to be a…
Jun 2, 2021
Jun 2, 2021
Crystal Senter-Brown
Hired help, Dolphin rings and a lesson in contentmentI wasn’t born a thief.
Dec 13, 2020
Dec 13, 2020
Crystal Senter-Brown
Kindness on LayawayRemembering Aunt Ella on what would have been her 80th birthday.
Jan 8, 2021
Jan 8, 2021
Crystal Senter-Brown
Parkinson’s disease robbed my mother of everything…almost everythingWhen I was a little girl, I had a VERY unhealthy fear of angels.
Aug 11, 2021
Aug 11, 2021
Crystal Senter-Brown
Realizing my dream of being one of the “rich and famous” writers in The Upper Room magazine.Unlike most black homes in the early 80’s, there were no Ebony magazines in my grandmother’s home.
Jun 6, 2021
Jun 6, 2021
Crystal Senter-Brown
An “EGG”sample of FAITH“Writing your sacred story” Day 1
Apr 4, 2021
Apr 4, 2021
Crystal Senter-Brown
Don’t wait for the “snake”: start todayThe flyers for the circus were printed on bright yellow paper. The same color yellow you would find on caution tape at crime scenes.
Mar 29, 2021
Mar 29, 2021
 This story is no longer available
Crystal Senter-Brown
Remembering my Great Grandmother Rev. Frankie Senter on International women’s day!When I was a little girl, I spent quite a bit of time with my great-great grandmother Rev.
Mar 8, 2021
Mar 8, 2021

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Reading list

How HIGH? How a hike injury led to a surprising discovery

The Big Bad Wolf at the Big Y Pizza Counter 💨

Black Girl Tragic

Is this the “dream” we have been working so hard for?

The 4th of July on Panorama Drive

My Aunt Gertrude thinks firecrackers are the work of the devil.

How I learned to be a leader by volunteering to organize the Scholastic Book Fair

I turn 50 next year…and I still play with dolls

How the act of play and miniature building helped me to process the grief of my mother

Three things I learned after watching a father lie to his daughter

Her colorful dress bore multiple images of the one thing she was terrified of:

The spilled milk of friendship

When she threw her carton of milk at me, I knew it not going to be a good day. It was only 7 AM, and we were sitting in the kitchen area of…

The 4th of July on Panorama Drive

My Aunt Gertrude thinks firecrackers are the work of the devil.

Big hair, big earrings, big EVERYTHING: why I always show up as my authentic self at professional…

“OH MY GOODNESS! You are SO BRAVE!”

Will I be forgotten?

Three years ago this month, I sat on the edge of my mothers bed as she recovered from hip replacement surgery. It was supposed to be a…

Hired help, Dolphin rings and a lesson in contentment

I wasn’t born a thief.

Kindness on Layaway

Remembering Aunt Ella on what would have been her 80th birthday.

Parkinson’s disease robbed my mother of everything…almost everything

When I was a little girl, I had a VERY unhealthy fear of angels.

Realizing my dream of being one of the “rich and famous” writers in The Upper Room magazine.

Unlike most black homes in the early 80’s, there were no Ebony magazines in my grandmother’s home.

An “EGG”sample of FAITH

“Writing your sacred story” Day 1

Don’t wait for the “snake”: start today

The flyers for the circus were printed on bright yellow paper. The same color yellow you would find on caution tape at crime scenes.

Remembering my Great Grandmother Rev. Frankie Senter on International women’s day!

When I was a little girl, I spent quite a bit of time with my great-great grandmother Rev.

Crystal Senter-Brown

Reading list

How HIGH? How a hike injury led to a surprising discovery

The Big Bad Wolf at the Big Y Pizza Counter 💨

Black Girl Tragic

Is this the “dream” we have been working so hard for?

The 4th of July on Panorama Drive

My Aunt Gertrude thinks firecrackers are the work of the devil.

How I learned to be a leader by volunteering to organize the Scholastic Book Fair

I turn 50 next year…and I still ￼play with dolls

How the act of play and miniature building helped me to process the grief of my mother

Three things I learned after watching a father lie to his daughter

Her colorful dress bore multiple images of the one thing she was terrified of:

The spilled milk of friendship

When she threw her carton of milk at me, I knew it not going to be a good day. It was only 7 AM, and we were sitting in the kitchen area of…

The 4th of July on Panorama Drive

My Aunt Gertrude thinks firecrackers are the work of the devil.

Big hair, big earrings, big EVERYTHING: why I always show up as my authentic self at professional…

“OH MY GOODNESS! You are SO BRAVE!”

Will I be forgotten?

Three years ago this month, I sat on the edge of my mothers bed as she recovered from hip replacement surgery. It was supposed to be a…

Hired help, Dolphin rings and a lesson in contentment

I wasn’t born a thief.

Kindness on Layaway

Remembering Aunt Ella on what would have been her 80th birthday.

Parkinson’s disease robbed my mother of everything…almost everything

When I was a little girl, I had a VERY unhealthy fear of angels.

Realizing my dream of being one of the “rich and famous” writers in The Upper Room magazine.

Unlike most black homes in the early 80’s, there were no Ebony magazines in my grandmother’s home.

An “EGG”sample of FAITH

“Writing your sacred story” Day 1

Don’t wait for the “snake”: start today

The flyers for the circus were printed on bright yellow paper. The same color yellow you would find on caution tape at crime scenes.

Remembering my Great Grandmother Rev. Frankie Senter on International women’s day!

When I was a little girl, I spent quite a bit of time with my great-great grandmother Rev.

Crystal Senter-Brown

I turn 50 next year…and I still play with dolls