Hi, I’m Twanna. I’m a sex, dating and relationships writer in New York, and FUNKYBROWNCHICK™ chronicles my life. I started the blog in spring 2005 — shortly after I ditched a safe, stable, adult life in the bosom of Illinois’ cornfields to leap into the big unknown called NYC. I took a risk. I jumped. And, I landed right on my ass. In the beginning, nothing worked out. Mice in my apartment. Dates with a guy who “showed” me he doesn’t wear underwear. A rendezvous with a man who told me he wanted to piss in my mouth. A job lost. Somehow, I survived it all. For better or worse, I’m sticking around.

I’m a writer. I’ve written sex, dating and relationships pieces for Lifetime, Gen Art, Nerve and other publications. My blog has appeared in New York magazine and online at EbonyJet and Vibe. It was also a 2007 Best Humor Blog winner in the Black Weblog Awards as well as a 2006 Blog of the Year finalist and a 2005 Best New Blog nominee in the Best of the Blogs. See press. See bio.

Read along with me. I post (almost) daily. Work and family are the only “off limits” topics. Further, needless to say, this is a personal blog; views I express are solely my views and do not reflect those of my family, ex-boyfriends, employers or others. So, thanks for reading! To contact me, shoot an email to funkybrownchick@yahoo.com.

Now sit back, relax, and get down with the funky brown.