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We are coalescing with the energy of so many other people, not only across the U.S., but globally around the movement for Black Lives. Along with protests, solidarity posts, and donations, there is also quieter work to do-- the work of unraveling the thoughts, behaviors, and actions that reinforce the conditions that necessitate this uprising.I … Continue reading writing prompt for nonblack folks
I have a really hard time saying "Merry Christmas" back to people. I'm stubborn and have a hard time doing anything that most people do without having my own deep understanding and reasoning of it. Holidays are hard because whatever meaning they might have is undermined by the way our capitalist system exploits them. And … Continue reading on christmas
Waking up in the morning with the same specific place to go, most Mondays through most Fridays. The comfort of that. The comfort of going out late at night with the usual friends to the usual bar, drinking the usual drinks, seeing the usual familiar strangers. The usual cigarette scratchiness in my throat the next morning … Continue reading of past and present
What is a writer without memories? I often say that I write because I remember so much, so many details that I have to exorcise somehow else I'll burst. And yet the relief is momentary. There is always something more to write, some angle that was not yet examined or could be examined further. Memory … Continue reading attachment, 6 // memories
narinda heng 