Writing
Ignorance Slayer
This Saturday, I attended my hottest poetry event yet…started off as 90 degrees when I arrived and swelled to 95 by the time I left. Nonetheless at the base of Philosopher’s Rock and the entrance of Barton Springs…that 68-degree natural waters would’ve actually felt refreshing if I didn’t have another reading afterwards. I first explained … Continue reading
Courageous Journey
She squared her shoulders Defiance in her eyes Dared him to touch her one more time It wasn’t a threat But a promise he didn’t want fulfilled She’d marched too far to be denied a place Not the best place Not his place But a place A place she knew she had the right to … Continue reading
The Never-Ending List
I’ll admit it: I struggle with arrogance. After all, I’m only a perfect nine. I know I have flaws. Yet I make the most of what I have. When revising my bucket list, I was initially stumped. Consider this: I’ve traveled around the world, driven cross-country, been published, happy, in love, thinner, younger, in good … Continue reading
Ain’t I a Woman: My Testimony
Growing up in the Bible belt, I learned very little about the contributions of blacks and even less about strong black women. Yet from the little I was taught, one of my sheroes was Sojourner Truth. Named Isabella at birth in 1797 in New York, she grew up speaking Dutch, the language of her original … Continue reading
Womanifesto
As the youngest child of three girls, I played the theatrical role of being the youngest and loudest. Whenever I didn’t get my way, I’d pout. My mother, a Virginian country girl at heart, knew how to nip that in the bud with one question: “Do you want me to give you something to cry … Continue reading
Forgive and Move On
Right off the top, I forgive all the assholes who’ve ever crossed my path. As I understand it, opposites attract and so at some molecular level, they simply could not avoid interfering with my pursuit of happiness. This includes, but is not limited all those people, who upon a few seconds of meeting me, conclude … Continue reading
The 1st Two Chapters
I couldn’t wait for all the paint to dry before putting Ch. 2 of The Adventures of Infinity and Negativa on my gallery wall. I now feel that I’m on a roll that I don’t want to end. After getting over the hump (or more truthfully, getting over myself), I can honestly say that I’m … Continue reading
The Real Superman
In 1938 Superman was born. Now, I’m not talking about the Action Comics Superman that was published on April 18th and cover dated for June. I’m talking about the REAL Superman born on April 10th, 1938. The one who was heaven sent and grew up in Danville, VA—not the one from planet Krypton, raised … Continue reading
Cowboy Boot Shopping
When my sister and her husband said they were coming to visit me, I didn’t realize I would be a chauffeur to two shopping fiends! After concluding their business conference in San Antonio, I picked them up. That was after they’d hit two cowboy boot shops. A cousin of ours, the same cousin who had chauffeured them … Continue reading
Thirty Sixty Ninety
Many around the world had feared that the coming of the second millennium would be a technological doomsday that was going to throw us back into the dark times of…the pre-computer age. On New Year’s Eve I had full tank of gas, bottled water, canned food, and I had spent the night with some friends … Continue reading