In this essay, the current reality of queerness is juxtaposed against milestones in my own life as a queer man in America.
It grew out of my personal experience researching Black history museums; but in reality, it began a lot earlier, maybe before I was born.
"Have you ever crossed the desert in a circus train? I took such a detour—by choice— in 1978 when I hung up my pointe shoes to ride an elephant named Peggy."
My essay tells my life story in relation to a specific moment in the history of American women’s access to abortion and reproductive justice.
The cultural issues being addressed are how intergenerational knowledge is passed down between women and girls in the kitchen.
It recounts vignettes of my’s dad’s life, his final week, the deep bond with family and friends and the ease with which he let go of life.
The essay tells the story of the author's attempt to bridge the gap in political beliefs between himself and his uncle.
""Mourning (Unfinished)" is an essay about the way my experiences with farm animals helped me come to terms with a miscarriage."
"From dancing at New York’s Metropolitan Opera to the Cow Palace in San Francisco, every venue taught me valuable lessons."
“Answering the Call of Conscience in the Call Out Culture” continues my accounting of, and critical reflection on, the ethical and political dimensions of having been falsely accused of sexual assault online.
“blackwomanatwork” came out of my experiences working in academia as a first-generation immigrant black woman from the Caribbean.
"A tree once taught me that those moments of ruin are only a pause, a passage really, on the way to something else."
