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But You Know He Has Free Will...
Free will won’t let him walk away; not permanently.

B.Reel
Mar 93 min read


A Thirteen Year Old Promise
I rushed over to his apartment as soon as he called. It was only about five minutes from where I lived, but I couldn’t get there fast...

B.Reel
Dec 16, 20243 min read


Don't Gloat in the Glory
How do you not feel flawed? How do you not feel inadequate? How do you explain that being loved isn't enough?

B.Reel
Aug 13, 20243 min read


Counterfeit H*3
I looked casually at the clock as I realized that he was supposed to be picking his woman up from work at 4:30. She worked a good forty...

B.Reel
Sep 14, 20235 min read


Crushing on KC
February 1994. Valentine's Day was approaching and my kindergarten teacher had just announced that we would be having a Valentine's Day...

B.Reel
Sep 9, 20233 min read


To the Naw Naw Naw
I closed every tab on my laptop that reflected her man's vision and responded to my man's text message.

B.Reel
Aug 25, 20233 min read


Trying to get THERE
The closer I moved into the room, I could hear a confrontational tone that was not hidden well by the sound of running water.

B.Reel
Aug 16, 20234 min read


Silver and Gold
It started early. The subtle chipping away at my larger than life personality. My grandma always reminded me of this time when my dad was...

B.Reel
Jul 13, 20233 min read


Scattered Friends
In three months I will be thirty-five years old. THIRTY-FIVE. That seems so hard to believe since most days I still feel like an...

B.Reel
Mar 1, 20232 min read


Two Sides of Love
I took communion today. It’s something I’ve been doing more and more often. Taking communion daily reminds me how much I’m loved. Today...

B.Reel
Feb 14, 20232 min read


Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Days
I stood there in the bathroom where I grew up. It was single handedly the most familiar place in my life. It was the mirror that I had...

B.Reel
Jan 12, 20235 min read


I Get It NOW
Even as she stands face to face with everything she's prayed for, she can't help but notice the demons that sneak from the crevices of...
Brittney LaShal Reel
Nov 28, 20221 min read


I Used to Love HIm
The clock was showing me near midnight when I left my prayer closet. This night was a little different because as I prayed, I received so...
Brittney LaShal Reel
Nov 28, 20222 min read


Checkpoints of Pain
New City. New State. New Church. New Restaurants. New Stores. Same Plaguing Thoughts. What will happen next? What will destroy my faith...
Brittney LaShal Reel
Nov 28, 20222 min read


I Don't Need THAT
"Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been sick for a very long time. So he asked him, “Do you want to be well?” The sick man...

B.Reel
Jun 9, 20224 min read


Brown Sweater Brittney: Emotional Cutting
Christmas 2017. I am not a detective. I am not a detective. I am not a detective. I am not a detective. She continued this confession...

B.Reel
Dec 21, 20214 min read
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