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coldesttruth.bsky.social
Carmelia
@coldesttruth.bsky.social
R&B lover, writer, secretly unserious person
I said the corporate version of this to one of my mentees this week. Relationships are a two way street.
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Happy 30th Anniversary to Phyllis Hyman's ninth studio album 'I Refuse to Be Lonely' originally released November 21, 1995 | Listen to the album + discover where it ranks in our readers' poll here: album.ink/PHymanPoll
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
It’s the end of the year, all of these sales and specials are because revenue impacts bonus targets.
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Literal greeting is nap boule…as in cut heads and burn the houses…because that’s what the ancestors did during the revolution
Haiti’s historical export is body bags and white peoples poor ideas
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
My biggest gift to myself this year is not attending Christmas parties that I don’t need to.
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I’m always amused when my people get spicy with others. Like yes, stand up for yourself, communicate boundaries, live peacefully. (And gag these people bringing full drama).
November 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.

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Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Having a good masseuse will really change your life.
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
When I am trying to learn something new, I have developed a habit of not entertaining other people’s questions or opinions. It just wastes time.
November 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This album deserves more love Never Give Up on Me is a fun jam
Mary J. Blige released 'Gratitude' one year ago on November 15, 2024 | Listen to the album + watch the official videos here: album.ink/MJBGratitude
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I know I have reached auntie age because I saw a child doing the most in the airport. We made eye contact and his eyes went wide and he found somewhere else to be.
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Are the Tuxedo style outfits signaling that Act III is Jazz? Will this be a residency in Vegas that just runs? I'm curious.
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Also I need to sit and really study R&B chord progressions. The people with the most reasonant sounds in R&B have 3 keys: chord progression, a rhythm section that's cohesive (bass and drums), and proper vocal restraint.
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Noise canceling headphones are really a gift from God.
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
If you have siblings and/or cousins you may be entitled to compensation…bc that’s where this behavior originated
The way I just cackled for 20 mins!
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This summer.
14. When was the last time you felt grief?
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Privacy
11. What did we not appreciate until it was gone?
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Stress
5. What is something that can ruin your life that isn't drinking or smoking?
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Slow wifi
4. Which is worse: slow WiFi or low battery?
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If they have mystic tropical punch we're in business, and maybe some pretzels, and a lime perrier.
3. You are at the gas station.

What snacks or drinks do you get?
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
My latest essay on the modern Black romance novel.

open.substack.com/pub/coldestt...
Where is the Love?
On Modern Black Romance Novels
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Let’s revisit TCJA in 2017…people thought they were getting stimmies and tax breaks and then when that sticker shock kicked in and they had to pay, the cost of EVERYTHING had skyrocketed. Just keep that in mind.
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This bag of pretzels proves that they give the superior product to Costco. They didn’t even twist some of them!
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This early darkness is wreaking havoc on
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM