Challenges and other stuff

I have made some bad decisions-- well, really, counting chickens before they hatched.   And when they failed to hatch, some things went downhill.  Blah!

My sweet kitten died from a blood disease:(

I got a dog that I'd owned previously back into my life; she's old but I'm so glad she's here:)


Life!

Today officially

sucks :(

Watch this

Three weeks for spring break. Yay!

So I teach only on Fridays.  Long day but I get to be lazy Monday through Thursday afternoon when I start preparing for class.  But spring break is next week and then we're off for Good Friday (although it's called Spring Holiday) and then another week until I go back.

I plan to read. 

Read.

And read some more.

Changing my life up

Have given notice that I will not be back for another semester of teaching.

Was afraid.  Like the security of a /the job, ha ha, and the money's good but there's something else I want to do and I'm going to pursue that.  A little fearful but I'm excited for the change and the challenge.

If Donald Trump becomes president,

Orange really will be the new Black.

Finally found this on the internet! Back in the day THIS was my jam!

Republicans

Then: Obama doesn't follow the Constitution!

Now: Obama, don't follow the Constitution!

I'm no Beyonce fan

but really some white folks are getting a little crazy about that video/Superbowl performance.  Asking for police accountability does not equal hating the police.  Despite some racist encounters I've had with the police, I still recognize that 1 bad apple does not represent the bushel.  Anyway, it was entertainment.

Personally, I think she's an opportunist-- Black Lives Matter has been around for a minute, no? But really, stop shooting us.

Black History Month

She posed as a man to serve the country

GO BRONCOS!

That is all.

My chapbook is available for pre-sale

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Black History Month--Octavia Butler knew the power of affirmative words

This is why it's important for children to know how to use words. They have tremendous power. 

Black History Month-Truth

Ain't I a Woman?

Black History Month--Do You Know Who Diane Nash Is?

Had the honor of meeting her in Nashville.  Amazing woman.  Had not heard of her until I visited the Civil Rights Room in the city library.  Disappointed to learn that many did not know who she was.
Learn yourself something today

This is the cover of my chapbook upcoming from Winged City Chapbooks/Argus House.


Excited!

Black History Month

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