Chronicles of Change | Jacquie Verbal | Substack

Fiction Storytelling

On The Weed Part Four

Well, we made it to the final part of the "On The Weed" series. Grab a tissue, I tried my best not to make it sad so the ending is where you find the…

Mar 2 • Jacquie Verbal

On The Weed Part Three

"All you gotta do is say yes...let me undress you baby," Brandon used to sing this song to me and nine times out of ten I said yes to whatever he was…

Feb 16 • Jacquie Verbal

On the Weed Part Two

I'm laying the story on thick, cause Brandon's ass was laying it on thick back in college, and well, I miss this nigga. I wish I could remember his last…

Feb 9 • Jacquie Verbal

I haven't been on the weed for a few weeks and I'm ready to empty the clip on some shit through my creative writing fictional lens. We got another…

Jan 26 • Jacquie Verbal

Chronicles of Change

Chronicles of Change

A chronicle of my creative transformation told in real time. I write at the intersection of culture, business, and personal evolution, helping others build community-rooted brands by breaking free from cultural expectations.

Essay

Because I got high.

I fucked around and changed my whole life, in some of the best ways.

Apr 20 • Jacquie Verbal

I gotta stop calling myself a hoe

Just because I love these niggas don't make me a hoe, right? Who's to say I'm moving too fast, right? But I can't control fate, shit is just happening…

Apr 13 • Jacquie Verbal

Thinking Ain't Even Free

There is no freedom of speech, no free education, and no value in an original thought.

Mar 30 • Jacquie Verbal

Community vs. Client

Substack is not where you are going to find your clients; this is the space for you to build your core community and audience. Think about the YMCA…

Mar 28 • Jacquie Verbal

She Ain't Nothing But A Hoochie Mama.

The pipeline from hoochie mamas to boss bitches culture in just one generation.

Mar 23 • Jacquie Verbal

Red Onions are Purple. Stop Gaslighting Us.

They gaslight us into calling a purple onion red. I really don't like these people. Peeling back the layers to my thoughts on writing for the Black…

Mar 16 • Jacquie Verbal

Making Love to a Writer Part Two

My next lover will be a writer who builds a new galaxy while making love to me as if I am the inspiration for every sentence. For now, I like meeting…

Mar 9 • Jacquie Verbal

If It's Not Your Overflow, It's A No.

Allowing the sweetness of life to fill my cup, while only giving from my overflow.

Feb 23 • Jacquie Verbal

Podcast

27:00

Episode 004: Black Woman Rage as Self-Respect

I'm finally pissed off enough to say and do something about it now. Listen to the podcast episode first, read the essay below, then let me know you feel…

Oct 31, 2025 • Jacquie Verbal

51:32

Episode 003: You Got Me Going In Circles

The journey back to self brings you closer to community, and those are the ones you hold on to through the twists and turns in life.

Sep 27, 2025 • Jacquie Verbal

9:41

Episode 002: Creating Over Consuming

We can call this my creating more personal memories, rather than consuming others' era. For a month, I was in the lab studying my energy and creativity…

Aug 29, 2025 • Jacquie Verbal

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