this past week a victory was declared for the detroit water fight. i got tears in my eyes, i got excited. honey we need some victories. but i also got […]
Year: 2014
one sentence sci-fi story.
And then the blue sky cracked open and it was obvious, too late, that we were in and of the Sun, we’d been worshipping a hole in a great fabric, […]
grief is not linear, and it is everywhere
my friend charity died on july 8. she’d spent more than a month in a coma after a hit and run accident in ny. since she was hit i have […]
emergent strategy in the world cup
i am not generally a futbol (or any other kind of sports) watcher. i read and saw a lot about the racial and class dynamics of the world cup, and […]
allied media conference 2014 share out (octavia’s brood, storytelling black women, emergent strategy handbook!)
this year’s allied media conference felt like one miracle after another and i wanted to share out with you all (especially those not there or unable to get into certain […]
letter to charity, as she goes home
i just received the news that my friend and comrade charity mahouna hicks has made her transition. here is the statement on her life from lila cabbil: Our dear Charity […]
amsterdam 1: biking
i landed in amsterdam monday morning, and i have been biking every single day, miles and miles. it is the primary mode of transportation. it has made me tender, and […]
lessons from grace lee boggs, who is 99 (with sage crump)
detroit-based philosopher activist grace lee boggs just turned 99! happy birthday grace!! sister comrade emergence scholar sage crump started off a list of lessons learned from grace. i added to […]
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5 reasons sam smith is everything
2026 edit: this is an archival piece. Sam Smith has since come out as non-binary and changed their pronouns! this tender young brit is the only thing i want to […]
writing as a healing art (midway reflections on VONA)
i am entering my fourth day at VONA, voices of our nation, a writing workshop for people of color. sometimes you can’t know how much you need a thing until […]
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