I have been mulling the election results over for a few hours, and want to try to articulate what many of us are feeling. I have not given up hope that Biden will ultimately be declared the winner; however, I am reeling that he did not win by a landslide. Biden winning by a landslide … Continue reading Musings: November 4,2020
Thank you for fighting for the disenfranchised for so many decades. May your memory be blessing and an inspiration to us in these dark times.
Preach https://youtu.be/74FvxjiIIfo There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down There's battle lines being drawn Nobody's right if everybody's wrong Young people speaking their … Continue reading The Daily Song: For What It’s Worth/Billy Porter & Stephen Stills
I cannot recommend it highly enough. From the opening quote to the last note, it is deeply powerful and stunningly visceral. https://youtu.be/xwBjF_VVFvE March March to my own drum March March to my own drum Hey hey I’m an army of one Oh I’m an army of one March March to my own drum March … Continue reading The Daily Song: March – The Chicks
Like many writers, I have periods where poetry and essay spill from my fingertips as if I am just a conduit for words poured into me by the universe. A vessel. I also have times when I stare at the stark white screen while the cursor blinks reproachfully at me, taunting me when I am … Continue reading Writing During the Apocalypse
As timely, and as important, as when I first heard it in the mid 1980's https://youtu.be/LoPofPzkJ4U Lyrics to Ella’s Song Refrain: We who believe in freedom cannot rest We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes Verses Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons Is as important as the killing … Continue reading The Daily Song: Ella’s Song – Sweet Honey in the Rock
Brave & Reckless 