Category Archives: Black Lives Matter

Heavy (not just about Kiese Laymon, or Nathan Phillips or Nick Sandmann or racism or Gillette or lies or truth)

This week has been Heavy on so many levels. I’m in Israel, waiting for the birth of my second grandson, who after 41 weeks has decided he doesn’t want to come out. He’s very content to float in his dark, … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on January 22, 2019 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

Friday Fictioneer: The Temple Divine

Friday Fictioneers is a weekly 100-word flash fiction challenge, with a photo prompt. This week’s wondrous photo comes from Shaktiki Sharma. For more information on how to participate, or to read the other great stories in the collection, check out … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on March 11, 2017 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 33 Comments

What Really COUNTS: A Sea of Pink Pussy Passion

I decided to go to the March on Washington, as a promise to myself that I would never let hopelessness define me again. This past Election Day I woke up, literally and figuratively, to the realization that as a 53-year-old … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on January 26, 2017 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 41 Comments

A Stream of Conscious Grief

I’m sitting on a plane, flying from Tel Aviv, Israel–– after visiting my daughter, son-in-law and my beautiful 17-month-old grandson. Leaving them is always brutal. While I’m there, I lose myself in a beautiful world of baby laughter, love and … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on January 20, 2017 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

What Can I Say About Black Lives Matter?

Note: This post has taken me nearly two months to write. It has been percolating in my head, in my dreams, in my thoughts, since the events that prompted it. I didn’t want to write it, until I felt ready, … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on September 5, 2016 by | Tagged , , , , , | 25 Comments