i am writing a draft of a novel! i had an incredible experience with napowrimo, national poetry writing month. i spent april writing a poem each day and remembering how […]
Tag: grief
go on sheddy
last night i found out that a young member of my extended community has passed on. her name is sheddy. she was in the car when i got scooped from […]
Keep going Trayvon
Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Pastoral […]
two movie reviews: sugarman and cloud atlas
in the past 16 months, 4 people that i love have transitioned, 3 as total surprises. i find that one of my grief activities is immersing myself in movies, the […]
heaviness of heart, brandon lacy campos
last night i heard my friend and comrade brandon lacy campos has transitioned. denial, shock, anger – the grief process is getting to be familiar. i hate that. but i […]
for the staten island moores, in grief
for glenda and damian moore, i cannot even comprehend. for connor and brandon moore, rest in peace. this goddamn country sometimes sometimes it just takes too much i heard about […]
when in doubt, default to love
my love capacity is massive. just finished two days of work with the most inspiring girls in the world over at the young women’s empowerment project. literally ended with the […]