Make your eyes behave!
Make your eyes behave! Last week, I started on a different kind of writing: computer coding. I’ve always wondered what would have happened if I’d taken a comput...
These are the history-defining moments that shaped 2020
These are the history-defining moments that shaped 2020 I wrote the following piece about my encounter with the picture of the cemetery in Jakarta shown at the ...
All I really need to know about writing I learned from riding
It’s no secret that I LOVE snowboarding. I ride about 20-30 times per year, and when I’m off the hill, I’m thinking about when I can get back on the hill. ...
Real. Real. Dream.
Bird.Woman.Avalanche. Rescued from a net.Rescued from a fall. No rescue needed. Panic.Humility.Turbulence. Provided a way out.Provided support.Swept over t...
The End
This story came to me after a visit to the cemetery near my house. I saw the name “Olander” on a headstone, and I knew that it would show up in a story soon! Ol...
Who gets to rebel?
USA, founded on rebellion that workedTo separate Us from tyranny.So We created a new system of tyranny,A system built on White people enslaving,No, taking hosta...
Home
Radiant yellow light sits in a jar in the base of my stomach.Waiting to be let out.For the occasion when I can’t see for the fury, anger, frustration, grief, co...
I found this clip from the The Daily Phoenix (Columbia, S.C.), May 12, 1871 in the archives of the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84027008/...
Anxious awakening
As soon as I open my eyes, I’m startled at my physical being. I’m in a room. I’m in my bed. My brain is one small part of my whole. It’s been the entire whole o...
How I matter (part 2)
Chapter 2 I Matter. As she lay on the ground, stunned by the appearance of two words that had never occurred to her in quite that way, she noticed that the spac...