Name: Sequoia Houston
City: Dallas, Texas
Check me out here: Sequoiahouston.com
What I want to be when I grow up: An actress
Why I’m fly: I’m 25, and I have it going on. I love God, have a good job, my own house, own car and soon to be MBA. I play just as hard as I work, and still find time to give back to the community. I’m a Big Sister with BBBS, I recently volunteered as a Teacher for a Day with Junior Achievement, and I’ve worked with several shelters and nursing homes. I set goals and work towards their achievement. I’m currently acting on a web series (www.nivraminc.com), Life’s Road, as well as in a play “Love Don’t Live Here” and hope to blowuptuate sometime soon. Until then I’m working on starting my own marketing firm which I hope to launch in January. See ya at the top!

Honest moments of self-expression … I used to be afraid of those. Like most men, the idea of being vulnerable was not something that I was very comfortable with. I had to be a man … at least that’s what I thought I was doing at the time.

Just wanted to take a moment to say congratulations to my brother on his recent wedding. I don’t think I’ve ever posted personal pictures of my family before, so this may be my first and last time doing so. After all, this isn’t about me … it’s about you.

There’s really no shortage of qualities that I find desirable in a woman. But the good people over at Essence.com wanted to know what men love about women specifically during the summertime. So I gave them 10 Fly Reasons. Here’s what I told them.

The silence between us is killing me. As hard as I fight to keep this love alive, we continue to drift apart. I can’t accept the fact that you’re gone … I just can’t. So here I sit, reflecting on the love that was. In the process, I’m retracing my steps, hoping they will one day lead me back to you.

While I’m working on a new piece, I ran across an episode of “Cribs” that I wanted to revisit and share. While celebs and athletes try to impress you by showing off their multi-million dollar homes, I decided to go a different route and provide you with a taste of Fly Living. Pray that I find some sense one of these days.

Today, like most days, began with a familiar routine. I climbed out of bed, fell to my knees, and thanked God for another opportunity to better myself. In case you haven’t noticed, the past week has been a stagnant creative period for me…

Name: “CeCe” Corina Clark

Why I’m fly: I am the epitome of everything He wants me to be. Fashioned bit by bit into all of this essence and beauty…I’m fly because I’m me.

I think it’s time for me to lay my cards on the table. I’m not the richest of men—at least not yet. And I don’t push an elegant whip capable of causing heart palpitations with a simple rev of the engine. In those regards, I’m nothing extraordinary.

Dear Fly Guy, I’m sick of my husband. He has mental issues, and I’m tired of appeasing him just to keep him calm. He doesn’t know how to act in public; we can’t even have normal conversations; he has a bad temper; and we have separate bedrooms, because he is such a slob.