prepping for the AMC (www.alliedmedia.org)
dropped off recycling. rearranged the house for guests. got my motherload of avalon vegan granola bars. got my motherload of seaweed snacks. finalized the AMC mixtape. finalized the octavia butler […]
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“the soul is not a substance, it’s a power”
what a stunning day. i was out and about, rolling with invincible for some of her shows (of which she had 4 today). it was a community day, starting with […]
same/different
for papa, june 2011 same moon same hot wind blown over the yard horses dignified against the fence mourning the same one I do same exhaustion comes over us all, […]
i was on tavis & smiley show
i love detroit. […]
decaying potential
found this note I scribbled from my dream self to my waking self some time last week: there is a new world folded into this one. we are all decaying […]
Grief and Gratitude
Grief is perhaps the most visceral experience I have ever had, each time it happens. This time I am experiencing grief for my grandfather, who died last Friday. He is […]
my papa
today my papa, my maternal grandfather, left his body, transitioned, died. he was surrounded by his family, holding the hand of the love of his life, my grandmother. I’ve been […]
ripe conditions
i just woke up from a marvelous revolutionary dream where i and a band of other storytellers infiltrated a closed community. we told stories of what was happening in other […]
wanted: the miraculous
lately i have been feeling like I owe the world, and myself, some explanation. my attention and passion is leaping all over the place. i keep wanting to wander in […]
You Are The Future (a perfect poem i didn’t write)
(this poem. read it some more. read it aloud. read it to people you love…) YOU ARE THE FUTURE Rilke You are the future, the immense morning sky turning red […]
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