lately i have found myself to be a combatant behind enemy lines wherever i am in the world. the sounds of death are constant – either the current blasting or […]
Tag: grief
lighting candles for orlando, and for all of us
lighting candles of liberation and nirvana for the 50 souls in transition from the pulse nightclub in orlando. i hope they are holding each other in the journey. lighting candles […]
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90 days
jasmine abdullah richards was sentenced today to 90 days in jail. for lynching. she is the first black person ever convicted of felony lynching. it is an outrageous charge. i […]
mama (contradictory thoughts on mother’s day)
i am not a mama i was never a mama (i was with child i was a brief and clueless mother) i am a potential mama a realm of all […]
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lemonade. masterpiece.
‘beyoncé is fully in her power and is inviting you to be in yours.’ celeste faison, sitting on couch of the house im staying in in oakland where we are […]
prince grief snippets
(written over a few hours of denying, raging, listening, singing along with, dancing, crying, and mostly just feeling – Prince) what do you mean Prince is gone? what… … Prince […]
letting a baby go
there is more blood than i can comprehend my mind is full of the idea of the blood and in the weeks after i say more about this abundant blood […]
in semi-poetic response to my mri
technology means i can get an instant notice on an app that my mri results are in. and i can wade through the foreign language of Medicine enough to feel […]
jomo queen whispers goodbye to 2015
me, about to turn up for new year’s eve: what is it? knee, twinging with petulance: nothing. me: we not doing that anymore. you have my attention, what do you […]
holiday tidbits (radical musings on Xmas)
Uncle Jody, on the phone, to my 5 year old nibbling Siobhan: So, have you been naughty, or nice? Siobhan: Honestly, a little bit of both. Word. Welcome to the […]