If I believed that this world gave trigger warnings to black folk, I might ask for one before each time they show me you, Tamir. The way the ground comes out from under me, and my throat tightens. I sit around thinking about the lethality of existence and hope to God that there are playgrounds in… Continue reading Imagining Freedom.
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Where Happiness Abounds
I am a part of all that I have met;Yet all experience is an arch wherethro'Gleams that untravell'd world whose margin fadesFor ever and forever when I move. -Tennyson My second summer in the Bay has come to an end. Tonight I will board a flight to L.A. to spend a week with one of my… Continue reading Where Happiness Abounds
The Joys of Summer Bundled Up in One
You have everything you need for complete peace and total happiness right now. -Wayne W. Dyer As I am thoroughly revived through sunshine, food, and relaxation in The Town Where Time Does Not Reside, I've finally found some time to process my feelings and thoughts on my summer spent in the… Continue reading The Joys of Summer Bundled Up in One