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July 16, 2015
If i die in police custody…
If i was a pastor in Americaland this coming Sunday, my sermon would definitely contain the words ‘If i die in police custody’ which is a trending hashtag on The Twitterer right now. TAKE A MOMENT WITH THAT. #IfIDieInPoliceCustody Last Friday, a black woman was returning home from a job interview in Waller County, Texas, […]
Happy Birthday Americans with Disabilities Act
A while back, under the Taboo Topics section of my blog i invited a group of friends to share some stories they are living with regards to disability. This week i was asked if i could share this post highlighting some of what has been taking place in Americaland with regards to people with disabilities as […]
Micropoem: in competence
i believe there is a town where you stay called competence it seems you never venture far outside of its boundaries because any time i need some help you appear to be still very much there [To read more of my shorter poem vibes, click here]
July 15, 2015
Micropoem: about turn
i took a step as if to change the world but was arrested by the reflection in the mirror calling for me to go first [For my next poem, titled ‘in competence’, click here]
July 14, 2015
Micropoem: phone bank
i dial your number hoping this time will be different but that elevator music is playing once more [For more of my Micropoetritic attempts, click here]
Micropoetry 2015
i have been well inspired by my new friend Original Dante who has an exceptional gift at writing Micropoetry to try put together some of my own. i have no idea how he manages to fit SO MUCH into so few words which has clearly always been a problem of mine and so maybe tackling […]
Micropoem: knowing her
her voice whispers yes but it’s the sadness i see behind her eyes that reveals the honest no [For some more of the poems i have come up with in 2015, click here]
July 13, 2015
The Zombie Cow, the Cactus Milk tattooist and the plants that go “Ni” [well, almost]
Close to 13 years of doing Improv with Megan Furniss and differing amounts of years with the rest of this crazy bunch i usually get to hang with on a Monday evening. Making stuff up. And to be absolutely honest, i had been getting a little tired of the same old formula, week in, week […]
How to be One bit Less Racist: part ‘The They’
i have decided to resume the series on ‘How to be One bit Less Racist’ with this piece by my friend, Andy Vaughn. The interruption and focus on some of the bigger questions i though was completely important and necessary, but i also still see these seemingly tinier aspects as crucial to us starting to retrain our […]
July 9, 2015
How to be One bit Less Racist: We interrupt this series to take a bit of a step back…
i received two sets of comments after the last post in this series and felt that both were worth sharing. The first was from Sabrina and was really helpful in reminding me that racism can be localised. One strong example we came against when we were in the States is that the term ‘coloured’ there […]
