A Cry for Justice
“Don’t you speak over my voice! I will return from the shadows.” –Aurora This blood-stained land has not known justice in centuries. When I look to…
Justice and Advocacy
The Pity Accusation
“When I was poor and complained about inequality they said I was bitter; now that I'm rich and I complain about inequality they say I'm a hypo…
Displacement
There are countless people following my story and hoping I’ll write again. So here’s why I haven’t been writing. I’m one of the many victims of the U…
Yet Another GoFundMe
I've made so many fundraisers to get by over the past few years that waking up on Christmas Morning to calculate costs and fall short is exhaustin…
Terra's Temple
She mounts the steps to her temple, minding carefully the cracks in the ancient stone. Centuries ago the pillars crumbled and the roof fell. Now her…
Little Soldiers’ Little Shoulders
This article was re-uploaded in 2018. It is part of the archive restoration project. One of the most important articles I read this year was “When Sh…
Painting One-Dimensional Abusers
“I’m sorry, momma! I never meant to hurt you! I never meant to make you cry; But tonight, I’m cleaning out my closet.” -Eminem Last summer, I had a d…
Children are people…and people are children
This is a re-upload from the lost archives. “That was childish.” My friend said. “Not very smart, perhaps,” I replied. “But childish? To call somet…
Rethinking Nonviolence: An Interview with Jeriah Bowser
What if the great heroes of nonviolence didn’t totally support nonviolence? What if the widely hailed “successes” of Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, a…