Dom Writes Stories

This is where I write about life as I'm living it, cultural moments that make me stop and think, and personal experiences I couldn't keep to myself. Because our stories are more connected than we let on, and there is power when a person reads the thing they've been afraid to say out loud.
If something here stays with you, there's more that could be waiting in your inbox every month.

Dominique Wilder 7/21/25 Dominique Wilder 7/21/25

The Other Side of Shame: What Nobody Tells You About What's Waiting There

I am not Brené Brown. I am not an expert on shame. What I have is life, lessons, and ears that have listened long enough.

Dominique Wilder 3/3/25 Dominique Wilder 3/3/25

How Writing, Justice, and Preston High School Shaped My Voice as a Woman

I really don't like to be misunderstood. As an introvert and an adult who hasn't mastered the art of talking, to be best understood I write.

Dominique Wilder 3/13/24 Dominique Wilder 3/13/24

Ever after what ever after? ever after what? The prompt for the day was 'ever after' not 'happily ever after' which was the plot twist I needed.

Dominique Wilder 1/17/24 Dominique Wilder 1/17/24

I can taste the confidence I ate in high school. Top of my class, acne-free, skillful dancer, powerful stepper, free writer.

Dominique Wilder 1/25/20 Dominique Wilder 1/25/20

Do you first consider yourself Black or a woman? This was birthed from that question.