“Gleaned holding her Black child, natural and pure sweet, an organic offering from the creator.”
Bits & Pieces
Patrick Roche – Canonization [Video]
"Saint of a chorus, of singing the stigma into quiet submission. Saint of the quiet anxiety, of the off-brand panic attack."
“Saint of a chorus, of singing the stigma into quiet submission. Saint of the quiet anxiety, of the off-brand panic attack.”
Taneshanicole – Calling in Black [Video]
“I cannot tell my boss that I am sick of being Black”
“I cannot tell my boss that I am sick of being Black”
Michael Mlekoday – The Night the Owner of Our Second Favorite Bar Put Ten Bucks Into the Jukebox [Video]
"Wished for a reign loud enough to distract from the fourth run of you wreck me which was originally titled you rock me"
“Wished for a reign loud enough to distract from the fourth run of you wreck me which was originally titled you rock me”
Carlos Andrés Gómez – Gifted [Video]
"We’ll spend an entire afternoon doing nothing but something she’s not supposed to be able to do."
“We’ll spend an entire afternoon doing nothing but something she’s not supposed to be able to do.”
Leya Greene – Whisper [Video]
"Eurocentric first impressions taking precedent over human decency and employment qualifications"
“Eurocentric first impressions taking precedent over human decency and employment qualifications”
Brian James Polak – Make America Great [Video]
Let’s go back to when?
Let’s go back to when?
For Closure [Video]
A real estate agent is desperate to make a sale. He gets more than he bargained for.
A real estate agent is desperate to make a sale. He gets more than he bargained for.
Patrick Roche – Retcon [Video]
What is retroactive continuity?
What is retroactive continuity?
Thinking About Our Divisions
A few words of poetry.
A few words of poetry.
Writing as Sacred Liberation
Peace does, indeed, find its way back…
Peace does, indeed, find its way back…
Zach Goldberg – Red/Sea [Video]
Zach Goldberg, performing at Rustbelt 2019 in St. Louis, MO.
Zach Goldberg, performing at Rustbelt 2019 in St. Louis, MO.
The Jester’s Song [Video]
A lone scavenger fights to survive after a massive apocalyptic event.
A lone scavenger fights to survive after a massive apocalyptic event.
Jessi-Alex Brandon – Tired [Video]
Jessi-Alex Brandon, performing at Park Square Theatre in Saint Paul, MN.
Jessi-Alex Brandon, performing at Park Square Theatre in Saint Paul, MN.
Love Is…
This is what love is to me, today, in 2023.
This is what love is to me, today, in 2023.
Neil Hilborn – Minneapolis Is a Jar [Video]
Neil Hilborn, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
Neil Hilborn, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.