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Honeysmoke

Monique Fields is a writer, wife and mother of two. She blogs about raising biracial children on Honeysmoke.com and has penned a nonfiction children’s book to help young people navigate questions about skin color.

Recent Posts from Honeysmoke

Day Camp, Part II

Posted 06/19/2012 - 5:29pm by Honeysmoke

There’s been plenty of swimming, bowling, and skating. We expected all of that. Now for five things we didn’t expect... Read More »

Locks of Love

Posted 06/18/2012 - 9:31am by Honeysmoke

On the left is Simone’s ponytail; on the right is Nadia’s. Together, we hope these ponytails can help make wigs for... Read More »

Quote, Unquote

Posted 06/16/2012 - 9:31am by Honeysmoke

You’re so complicated. Nadia, describing Simone, who couldn’t make up her mind about what to wear. Read More »

Good Read

Posted 06/14/2012 - 11:32am by Honeysmoke

It’s been a while, but I fondly remember the days when I had a Teeny Weeny Afro, also known as a TWA. This NPR piece by Ta... Read More »

Happy Loving Day 2012

Posted 06/12/2012 - 1:39pm by Honeysmoke

Right now, I am supposed to be in the throes of planning a Loving Day Celebration in my community. I promised I would do that th... Read More »

Quote, Unquote

Posted 06/09/2012 - 11:31am by Honeysmoke

We went to the Apple store and looked at your speakers. Nadia, telling Ken what he’s getting for Father’s Day. Read More »

Throwback Thursday

Posted 06/07/2012 - 9:29am by Honeysmoke

A minister once told us we were “remarkable.” He wanted to know something about the couple he would marry, and we to... Read More »

Summer Break

Posted 06/05/2012 - 3:28pm by Honeysmoke

Whew! School is out! If I play my cards right, I’ll get umpteen million things done in time for the school bell this fall... Read More »

Quote, Unquote

Posted 06/02/2012 - 11:30am by Honeysmoke

This is something that should not have happened. Simone, in all her wisdom, after she and her sister spilled colored bubbles on... Read More »

Breast Cancer

Posted 05/31/2012 - 9:44am by Honeysmoke

I recently met a mother of two who shared with me that she is undergoing chemotherapy. We sat at the local pool under a tarp to... Read More »