A History of Dreaming to Discovery
My speech for the Sankofa ceremony at Cal U today. Might alter and edit but a draft is always fun to share.
First Drafts
Bubbles
At the time it seemedThey would laaaaastForEverMy girls floated in space around meAll beads and braids and giggles and balliesAnd
Rooting for Imam Salim
It isn’t such a hard thing when people ask me what I did for Father’s Day. There are people I
Souls in the Wood
This was my first Haitian home. Stranded at the airport I knew nothing of Port-au-Prince’s landscape. I had studied much
Dear Brian Broome
Book launch question was if I thought Brian Broome was funny. I wish I had seven minutes to say all of this and more. I didn’t but I write soooo I wrote it.
A Birthday Celebration for ***Them***? Yes!
“Why she do this?” I listened to those words roll off my husband’s lips. He was relaying a question he
Grief Paints, Too
My mom’s birthday. My dad’s death and me somewhere in between remembering.
A Severed Essay
On Severance, a show about stripping identity and forcing labor. So, I have an essay brewing in me. It’s a
First Drafts
Disappointment
Is probably the most complex feeling I get because it feels bad but comes from so many good things –
Tough
A reflection on being labeled “tough” in academia. I reject this and emphasize my desire for students to feel nurtured and excited in my classes. My true personality is soft and loving. I am not an oppressive stereotype.