when my six year old nibbling Siobhán learned the election results, she kicked a fluffy chair. yesterday she and Finn did their first direct action, shutting down a bridge to […]
Month: January 2017
making the world (thank you to the women’s march)
i wrote visionary fiction for six hours today, taking breaks to watch the women’s march. watching the aerials, the masses, i am feeling so moved. i intentionally chose to be […]
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musings from the sea
(i wanted to bring you all with me, to be quiet and look at the water. here is the best i can do.) jan 17: today i woke up, read […]
thank you, barack obama
dear barack obama, now we have come to the end of your time as the president of the united states of america, the end of your black presidency. let’s just […]
in the dark (for oscar and chelsea)
i can feel the scar tissue in the dark in the dark i hear everything even my own hunger now everyone says the dark is coming so it is time […]
Protection Spell
The following spell was commissioned and produced by Tunde Olaniran as a prologue to his headlining performance on New Year’s Eve at El Club in Southwest Detroit. Listen to the […]
procrastination post 38: talk to me
hi. what you doing? oh right, hence being here. me? i am procrastinating. i am on a writing retreat, working on my novel. well the best part is i am […]
obama farewell, in parts
obama farewell, in parts: darkside me: i want him to incite rebellions, he is going for super shady. eeyore me: but what do you say when democracy requires a peaceful […]
self-love as a journey, practice and state
today i am wearing a bikini in public. this week i also went topless in public. i consider these miraculous occurrences and proof positive that self-love work is worth it. […]