My spoken-word audio track for sale on Bandcamp
I’ve taken an old recording I made of reading my spoken-word work “A woman of wealth” at a local art gallery and put it up for sale on Bandcamp. The audio track art is a painting by my sister.
Performing for Power to the People
(Content advisory: some foul language)
I read two poems and spit a rap (!) at the Power to the People Stage for Twin Cities Pride on June 24, 2023.
Rappin’ for Danez Smith and the Cave Canem crew
At the Cave Canem “Laboratory Poetics” Minneapolis Regional Workshop reading held at Open Book in Minneapolis, MN May 17, 2023, I recited a humorous rap that was video recorded by National Book Award-nominated poet and workshop teacher Danez Smith.
A letter to a therapist
I once had a therapist who took issue with my needing to leave my workplace when I had mental health crisis reactions. In response, I wrote her a letter that turned into an essay about the lack of equity and parity between attitudes and treatments for mental health versus physical health conditions.
Rainbow goddesses rising
Iris is the goddess of the rainbow, and she lends her name to a family of flowers prized for their colorful beauty.
A native wildflower blooms
The latest bloom from my garden is the native wildflower hepatica.
Article: “I Am a Victim of a Harmful Algorithm”
I’ve written about bigotry in algorithms, artificial intelligence and other technologies before. However, I never expected this issue to hit me at home in such a personal and invasive manner.
Essay: “Madness”
“Madness” is a graduate school-era rant, plain and simple. It’s wild, messy, pissed off, but there’s a lot of truth in it.
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Essay: “Scars” [CONTENT ADVISORY]
CONTENT ADVISORY: Discussions of suicide attempts, behavioral health conditions including PTSD, psychiatric imprisonment and self-mutilation, including cutting, piercing and tattooing. Graphic descriptions of cutting.
My erotica story excerpt on The Good Bits
The Good Bits is a website that publishes and promotes excerpts from erotica books. An excerpt from my contribution to the anthology “Owning It: Embracing Our Bodies, Sexuality, and Power” is now posted at thegoodbits.com.