For #IndigenousPeoplesDay, my #Essay: “When I Think About America”

Originally published at Medium, Feb 2020, as a #BIPOC #personalessay #flashmemoir. (Photo of my mother and son, taken by me, 1997) When I think about #America, I think of the multi-millions of #Indigenous peoples who were killed, who were raped, who had their children ripped from their arms or who died from diseases deliberately introduced. […]

Feeling a Long-time Beloved Family Friend & Community Member Pass on

This is a dual purpose posting, multiple topics maybe, but its simply how things interconnect and how the mind goes. The song is “The Bells say Goodbye” by Hako Yamasaki. Play it along as you read, if you will. Its one I’ve been playing a lot since March 2020. https://youtu.be/hboXXVfj24M?t=1137 On Sunday, March 6, 2022, […]

The Half Century Mark, 2022 & a Short but Sincere Resolution

I am thankful to reach the half century mark, when life events might have seen me passed long ago. When the many days of pain, fury, grief or aloneness I was made to feel might stop my heart. I am thankful to continue learning about myself & the world: past, present & future. The last […]

Upcoming Events, 2022 & Montecristo Magazine

As I mentioned in a previous post, after several years of caring for my son who needed extensive medical support, and the multi-leveled effects of the Corona Pandemic so many of us having been direly affected by financially and emotionally, in 2022 I will have more time to return to my projects and working with […]