#NationalPoetryMonth April 7
Tikkun-Tawheed-Olam What is discernment if not turning the wedged wheel all cuts returning? <3 Photo credit to Stephen Wiltshire...
View ArticleClippers, Nightmares, and Flight
I would not have had the courage to share this with online neighbors (out of fear of being called a whiner, especially after years and years and years of experiencing what I’m about to share) if it...
View ArticleSmall Thoughts on Michelle Obama and #BringBackOurGirls
Of course it is a noble picture to us Americans, but as a binational, I know many Americans and most of the rest of the world sees tremendous irony in this picture. Many of the U.S. drone strikes in...
View ArticleFlash Ode to Yasiin Bey
Seeing Mos Def Official a.k.a. Yasiin Bey on the show Dexter was like seeing an old relative after years of absence, or feeling the muse of a childhood memory after many cycles of nothing but...
View ArticleInterview with NY Poet Joe Maldonado
Check out my Transformative Language Arts podcast interview with up-and-coming New York poet Joe Maldonado! It was such a pleasant time of slow contemplation, childhood memories, favorite-author...
View ArticleFamily Holiday Prayer
An affirmation for so many of us today: I do not need my parents’ approval to love myself. I do not need my parents’ understanding to know that I love them. I do not need my parents’ support to believe...
View ArticleResponse to Article About Pal-Isr-est-ael-ine
Article link: “Israel Says It Might Invade the Gaza Strip to Save Its Summer Vacation” Response: I can’t believe this is actually the title of a news piece about the ground invasion. Official U.S....
View ArticleR.I.P., Elaine Stritch
What a sad day. I promise to continue building my tutorship under your broad and powerful legacy – always with good humor. May you rest in peace, Elaine Stritch.
View ArticleA 1927 Trilingual Coin from Palestine Making the Rounds
I never saw this coin before, but it does affirm other research and passed-down accounts of pre-1948 British-mandate Palestine. Out of all places on the internet to find detailed research about the...
View ArticleThe Rubble Bucket Challenge and the Silent(ced) Legacy of Peaceful Protests...
Following is a post I decided to delete from Facebook and post here instead, in the hope of avoiding contestation and opening more room for deeper mutual listening among viewers and respondents. Much...
View ArticleThank you for finding me!
Hello, friend. Thank you for finding my under-construction homepage, where I will share my Tarot philosophy and spiritual activism. I will also showcase poems, performance reels, academic essays, and...
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