There are years in my life where music goes silent. It is usually paired with major life events. I can remember Int’l Players Anthem – UGK coming out in 2007 (nursing school graduation) and literally not having it in my musical hemisphere until 2-3 years later. It played maybe during a CIAA event I attended. I was like, “y’all this is fire!” My girlfriends: 👀. It had matured. And so had I. Or like in 2011-2012 (new baby) when I Do – Jeezy simmered on the radio airways. I was none the wiser until it played in the car a few years later. Maybe we grew together but in separate corners. Ya know, scents can smell ya back. I believe it’s the same with music – it can hear you, feel you. Something to ponder on. It’s been mighty quiet (music-wise) ’round here since about 2023. I’ve missed it but the silence was necessary. I prayed the music would come back to me in 2026. It’s rising 🙌🏾.
Oftentimes, I am asked the origin and/or meaning of my name. Shimah is a derivative of the name Shammah; Hebrew-Arabic in origin, with a biblical reference to Jehovah Shammah meaning 'God is present'. It is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable and the only one who shortens it on a consistent basis is my mother. I think I've been looking for ways to ground myself since birth - love grounds me, as does the written word. And so, here we are! Please explore the menu on the homepage; here you will find the different areas in which I express myself through script. Be it impromptu poetry, editing work, my ever-growing children's literature series, or the socially conscious (yet personally knotted) blog, it all siphons into creating and expression by way of the written word. I refer to myself as the Maternal Head of a beautiful little girl who lovingly just calls me mommy. If you've gotten through this lengthy bio then I will assume you've got time today... so, please leave me a note - the literates are in need of inspiration and constructive feedback from time to time. Take care of your soul and I'll see ya'll 'round the way.
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