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The Fault In Our Star…Wars

I was indoctrinated into the Star Wars fandom from an early age. I was born in 1980, and my brother is eight years older than me. So being like any … Continue reading

December 28, 2017 · Leave a comment

The Trouble With Matt

I loved Matt Damon. Come on, we all did. Ok maybe you did not LOOOOOVE him like I did as a young gay boy, but you liked him. His history … Continue reading

October 11, 2015 · Leave a comment

The Struggle Is Real

Deep friendships end, marriages die, and somehow life manages to go on. I am finding lately that despite knowing all the reasons why something ended- all the good reasons, I … Continue reading

June 29, 2015 · 4 Comments

The Long Hurt 

When my long ago relatives feet touched the shore, weighed down by chains, back ripped up from the lash of the terrorist captain, malnourished from rations, raped and bloody, struggling … Continue reading

June 25, 2015 · Leave a comment

When will it be enough?

We keep marching. I keep praying. We spread the word on blogs, all social media platforms, we hold town halls on CNN, we put body cameras on police. None of … Continue reading

December 25, 2014 · Leave a comment

Waiting

We have been waiting.  It was August 9th when an unarmed brown teenager was shot to death in the street, and we have been waiting. Waiting for justice. Waiting for … Continue reading

November 24, 2014 · 2 Comments

Questions

This being Sunday I am reflective. I might go so far as to even say contemplative. I am interested in being a person who pushes boundaries, asks the question not … Continue reading

November 9, 2014 · 2 Comments

Renee and Raven, Two Sides of the Same Coin

We make our idols, and then our idols make us. When they no longer appear as we desire, we get uncomfortable as a society. We have created the virus that … Continue reading

October 22, 2014 · Leave a comment

More than you know…

I recently got into a kerfuffle online regarding a ridiculous quote attributed to Katherine Hepburn. A fine actress, but no social scientist. The causes of human behavior are not so … Continue reading

October 14, 2014 · 1 Comment

That’s So Raven

Here we go… Raven Mess Raven Symone is not black, or gay. She’s human and lives in America… At first I jumped all over this child on Facebook. After taking … Continue reading

October 6, 2014 · 1 Comment