Shout Out!
Thank you Writers Resist and Montreal Serai for continuing to move your progressive literary spaces forward during very difficult… read more
The NYC Puerto Rican Day Parade Cancelled? Don’t Be Silly.
What is this urgency to define oneself? I get some of it: Defining yourself before someone defines you seems critical…. read more
Policing America
I have a love/hate relationship with police—bitter lately. After my experiences with cops (a troubling Alabama sheriff sticks out) and … read more
Lockdown Experiment
Considering that I’m being asked, like everyone in New York City, to self-isolate because of Covid-19 and anticipate… read more
Funny Bone Grave Stones
There was a spike in U.S. deaths shortly after the 2016 presidential elections (not true: just play along for now)…. read more
Are You Crazy Yet?
I have been questioning my grasp on reality for some time, especially the last four years; and this week, a… read more
Avé Maria, Misericordia
I Avé Maria Native American Taino island, Borinquén, Puerto Rico, U.S. raped colony, carcass being eaten down to splintered bones,… read more
A Tennis Body
Warming Up After seeing U.S. Open qualifying tournament matches at the National Tennis Center last week, I came home… read more
Scratching My Head
Flash! I will be reading May 11th for…
The Boundless Tales Reading Series. It will be a pleasure to join Anne Born, Debra Emin, and John Esposito. Aida… read more
Dialogical Discourse to Creativity and Liberation in the Introductory Poetry Workshop
This is where I was two years ago. Feel free to build or burn your own bridges with this brief… read more
Going My Way?
Where are You on Religion? Does it play a role in your life? It’s hard to imagine the world… read more
First Post: Live Long and Prosper
I considered launching a blog this past year, unfortunately, not making it so. Fear laced with laziness probably had something to… read more