My Abuela Had a Shotgun and My Nonna Sharpened Her Tongue
(after George Ella Lyon’s “Where I’m From”) i come from thick fading see-through-vinyl covered couches and christmas lights that never...
Original poetry and writings to inspire reflection, connection, and creative expression.
Rematriation
primed for decades of occupation and assault, my body was schooled at twelve to submit to the theft of my...
We heal through relationship.
Your soft animal body and your innate survival programing respond to trauma and oppression as a threat to life. Our...
invisibility.
last weekend i was at a comedy show. the comic stood up and said “let’s face it san luis obispo,...
Cinder
“Can we create a space where folks can show up, they can hate their body, not be at peace or...
This Body Is Not a Problem to be Fixed
This Body Is Not a Problem to be Fixed This body is an ancient galactic explosion – composed of...
me too
“out there” is an illusion. the microcosm is a reflection of the macrocosm. there is nothing that exists within your...
Called to the Dance Floor
This made me laugh. The uninsured motorist who slammed into my car and gave me two forms of fake insurance...
Courage to Marry Forgiveness
Before and after. Ahhh, feels so much sweeter… My inner response to the driver who was uninsured and provided two...