In Memoriam: A Poem
for George H.W. Bush, written December, 2018 In Memoriam, Part I Even though I know The government is ––And always has been–– Filled with...
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- Nov 18, 2018
I Am Not (Just) Pro-Choice
In the late 1980s, I did clinic defense, escorting frightened people ––some couples, some on their own–– past screaming, self-righteous...
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- Oct 29, 2018
The Sweet Angel of Revolution: a Vegas Tale
“The sweet angel of revolution whispering in your ear. What does that sound like? I don’t know. I don’t believe in angels. But if I did,...
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- Oct 17, 2018
Be Brave: Though it Will Not Save the World
There are long arcs of evolution, the rise and fall of empires and species, the birthing and dying of stars. We cannot know the larger...
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- Sep 28, 2018
Let the Evil Be Revealed
Let the evil be revealed. Let its name be shouted from high places. Let it be whispered in the lowest, darkest corner. Let the evil be...
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- Sep 15, 2018
Nothing in Capitalism is Clean: On Making Art in Empire
*** “Under capitalism we are all for sale, and most labor is grossly underpaid.” –– Maggie Mayhem Nothing in this world is clean....
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- Apr 14, 2018
I Was a Social Justice Asshole: or How I Learned to Hate White Supremacy and Love the Bomb*
There are two essays I’ve been meaning to write for awhile. The first is one on my history (and present?) as an SJ Asshole. The second is...
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- Mar 13, 2018
Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid
I’ve been dancing around this essay for months. It isn’t about any one person, group, or event. It’s about years of study. Years of...
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- Feb 10, 2018
To Clear the Way: on Need, Want, & Desire
What do you need to pay the rent? What do you need to feel healthy? What do you need to laugh again? What do you need to take care of...
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- Dec 31, 2017
Don’t Give Up on Love
One thing 2017 taught me was this: Don’t give up on love. 2017 was a hard year. A bewildering year. It was a year when chaos took the...
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- Dec 16, 2017
Feeding the Gods of Hope
We stagger toward the longest night, some of us shivering, the blare of false cheer in our ears and debt lining our pockets. These are,...
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- Nov 18, 2017
Tear it Down: Assault, Violence, & Healing in Empire
It’s been a rough and traumatic few weeks, following a rough and traumatic year, following a rough and traumatic several decades, or...
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- Oct 15, 2017
An October Manifesto: a Life in Empire Essay
We can learn from past mistakes. We can stop operating out of sheer ego-protection and fear. We can choose to not preference the making...
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- Sep 16, 2017
The Scent of Pine: on life in Empire
Every day it’s one more thing. Sometimes several things at a time. Fire. Flooding. Death. Disease. Poverty. Injustice. Corruption....
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- Aug 15, 2017
From Safer Shores…
From safer shores we watch the torch’s flame America, your grace was ever fraught. Founded on blood and genocide and greed. America,...
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- Jul 23, 2017
Reparations Are Not Enough: Thoughts on Inequity and Justice
“The top 10% of families own 75.3% of the nation’s wealth. The bottom half of families own 1.1% of it. The families squished in between...
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- Jul 8, 2017
Set Free the Past: an essay on regret
Regrets. Sorrow. Anger. Pain. And Breath. An inhalation that tells us this moment, right now, is new. Heraclitus said, “You can’t step in...
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- Jun 10, 2017
The Photograph: On the Banality of Racism
Among her things were some photographs from my father. Photos from his enlisted days. World War Two. Men on military equipment. Men...
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