Real talk. Real life. No apologies.
I’m Shirl — writer, strategist, and a Black woman who says what she means.
I'm Shirl.
I’ve spent 30 years in boardrooms and community spaces watching people dance around the truth. Say It Lady is what happens when I stop doing that.
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What I Planted This Spring and Why It Matters
I grow what I eat, plan around my travel schedule, and this year the cruciferous vegetables have been permanently uninvited. Gardening advice nobody gives you – grow what you like, not what you’re supposed to.
You can’t fix the water problem without fixing the power problem. Nobody’s saying that out loud.
Everyone is talking about AI’s water problem. Nobody is connecting it to the power problem. And nobody is talking about which communities are absorbing both. That stops today.
Stop Waiting to Feel Ready. That Feeling Is Not Coming.
I knew before I walked down the aisle. I stayed long after I knew it was a mistake. I kept waiting to feel ready to leave. That feeling never came. Here is what I learned about fear, procrastination, and moving anyway.