Since the murder of a certain Christian Nationalist White Supremacist public figure, people across the political and social ideological spectrum have been screaming at those of us who don’t care, aren’t showing enough empathy (although that certain someone didn’t believe empathy was a real thing), and are reminding folx of the hateful bigoted vitriol he…
Tag: Self-love
I Had Fifteen Writing Ideas Today…More or Less
(I’m challenging myself to write daily starting now, 7/30/2025)
The Intimacy of White Supremacy
I’ve had so much going on in my brain for months now and have not been able to get it out of my bones. Everything I’ve written lately has been trash because I have not been “inspired” to write. I keep trying. Writing is an old friend that I call upon to help me process…
Getting Free From White Supremacy and Racism in My Personal Lifescape
James Baldwin said, “To be a Negro In this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” And goddam am I in a rage today! Not unlike the rage of the last 4 years under a genocidal, pathological liar, racist, white supremacist, forever impeached piece of shit…
Hugging My Blackness and Holding it Tight
Since doing my DNA I’ve been considering what I’ve learned about myself that I didn’t already think I knew, if and how my identity has changed, and what that means about how I choose to live my life. I’m not sure I have fully developed answers to any of that. I didn’t really learn anything…
The Line In the Sand and Self Love
I’ve just made a decision, supporting or voting for 45 is now a deal breaker. I don’t want to have people or family who support white supremacy or racism in my life. I got no time for it and I refuse to justify my right to safety in my body and community to anyone, least…
Grouchy in Paradise 