The Last Black Unicorn

The Last Black Unicorn

Adult memoir
Tiffany Haddish is a well known comedian and actress. Her road
to success was anything but an easy path. In The Last Black Unicorn
she shares her journey with readers.
"School was hard for me, for lots of reasons. One was I
couldn't read until, like ninth grade. Also I was a foster kid for
most of high school, and when my mother went nuts, I had to live with
my grandmother. That all sucked."
Haddish's early home life was chaotic. When she was about seven
her mother was grieviously injured in a car accident, having to learn
the most basic skills again. Her mom came home from the hospital
physically and psychologically abusive to the child who would take
care of her.
Although Haddish had gone to school with injuries serious enough
for teachers to notice, she wasn't put into foster care for her own
protection. Her mother committed a crime, was diagnosed with
schizophrenia, and was put into a state hospital. Her step-father
refused to take the children, even his biological ones.
Adulthood was no bed of roses for Haddish. An unwanted
pregnancy led to an abortion. Her mom was in the picture and
abusive. Her marriage was so horrendous a Mormon elder encouraged her
to get a divorce.
Haddish had resilience and a weapon that helped her survive:
humor. She could make people laugh. She used this talent to secure
herself a bright future.
If you favor survival against the odds narratives you'll really
want to read The Last Black Unicorn.
On a purrrsonal note, I hope you had a good weekend. I cut church
Sunday to go on a road trip. I've come to adore road trips. Any
chance I get to go further than I can walk I drink in all that I see.
I need to see the outside world and remind myself it's still there.
We drove around the Belfast (coastal) area which is one of my favorite
parts of Maine. We had a picnic of drive through McDonalds. We had
weird weather. We kept driving through bands of blue skies and
sunshine and grey skies and snow. It was like spring and winter were
wrestling for control. It was a mighty fine road trip. (Jules).
It was very strange weather. (Tobago)
A great big shout out goes out to Eugene.
Tobago and Jules Hathaway


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