We are all hurting right now. The events of the past few weeks have left many of us lost, broken, sad, angry, in shock, in disbelief. In short, grieving. White folks seem to be grieving in many cases for the loss of a way of life, of a country and nationalism that they grew … More A letter to my white Austin liberals
I used to write everyday. I filled volumes of the most important thoughts imaginable and I was good. I knew the world needed my words I knew the world could be healed if someone would just hear me imbued with the confident absurdity that accompanies only innocence. I no longer hold journal and pen … More I just can’t right now
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I asked my friends on Election Day, at 2 in the morning, when there was no longer any doubt of the outcome, to tell me this was all a nightmare; to tell me to wake up. To ask how I could move on learning what I learned from this election. One of my friends told … More Change
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I am trying so hard to give up my conceived ideas of truth. Scratch that. I am losing them. The more open I become the more I find that the things that I know are simply the things that my perception has informed. And there is so much more to the world than … More A call to the void
It’s hard to explain the isolation Particularly when looking into his eyes. If only to tell him that it’s ok not to understand. Surrounded, as I so often am, with those who want to love me, and watching from the rocky surface, cool steel my only companion, Is intrinsically wrong. That’s where I feel … More Meh
