I wake for words and feelings. I release them like rescued animals into the wild. The moon lights up many paths. I turn back into the warm house of my […]
Tag: transformation
my talk notes from commonbound: ‘intersecting worlds: the one we’ve got, the one we’re building, the ones we imagine’
i was so thrilled to get the chance to speak today as part of the closing plenary of commonbound, a gathering for the new economy coalition. there were tons of […]
love life
there is a lot of love in my life right now. some moments i look around and all i see and feel is love, everywhere. i just spent the weekend […]
circumstance-itarian
i just spent a glorious week in rural eastern kentucky where my food options were largely in the hands of others who were proudly and lovingly serving me breaded chicken, […]
resting in poetry, for maya angelou
I was thinking how people I hold as eternal keep dying – I don’t know I believe this till they pass – when the news came: you so constantly here […]
napowrimo poem 26: when they chose forever
prompt: write a curtal sonnet. today’s poem is for my beautiful brilliant sweet sister april, my dear friend and comrade and protector and teacher. today she married her beloved brad […]
napowrimo poem 22: the little seeds learn why things go
write a poem for children. i imagine this as a little book for my minnesota babies, earth day themed. where there’s an image i see on the page, i’ve shared […]
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reflections on the octavia e. butler celebration at spelman
i am still glowing and full from last week’s octavia e. butler celebration at spelman. the event was the second one hosted by the humble and brilliant patternmaster tananarive due, […]
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birthing is divine work (doula reflections)
i got to be a doula this past weekend. i do this work rarely, for loved ones. well…sort of rarely, as i think of all of my work as having […]
packing my octavia butler bag (reflections on the field innovation team boot camp)
i am returning from a gathering that felt like a redirection, or next thrilling iteration, of my life resources. a few months ago, my friend renna reached out to me […]
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