my country tis of thee

Our country has committed so many wrongs, however, it hurts seeing white supremacist in my own town use the American flag as their LOGO for their version of “freedom and truth.” It’s time to take back the flag.

Day 68: SAY THEIR NAMES

https://youtu.be/w6tH1gzPLpM SOCIAL DISTANCING | SOCIAL JUSTICE Video credit: The brief history of racism within the Minnesota police explained by reporter Rachel Maddow, MSNBC.  #GeorgeFloyd This morning my bedroom is dark.  An early morning thunderstorm blocks the sky.  It formed over Seattle, traveled 90 miles to reach Bellingham at 9:12.  It swipes across our landscape asContinueContinue reading “Day 68: SAY THEIR NAMES”

Poem / Song: When We Gather

  There’s a revolution flowing through us when we gather it is screaming to be free     There’s a revelation flowing through us when we gather it is screaming to be free -SPL   More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Freddie_Gray   #

Forgiveness

As a writer I am often overtaken by my characters.  Trying to imagine what a new character is thinking, how they would walk, talk, what kind of clothes they wear and what they’ll do next is in the job description.  Yet sometimes I’ll have an encounter SO real that it seems more like entertaining aContinueContinue reading “Forgiveness”