A personal note from Charlottesville amidst past and present terror
Dear family and friends, I’m writing from Charlottesville, Virginia, where I’m spending the summer with my girlfriend and friends and…
Charlottesville
2 years since J8
TW: KKK, counter-protesting, police violence, Summer of Hate, J8, A12, personal reflections * * * Today marks two years since…
When I get Triggered back to That Summer: A Poem of Feelings in 10 parts
Guilt I feel guilty for not going bigger. I feel guilty for not doing more, getting louder, getting angrier, being…
To the fierce freedom fighters of Charlottesville: Thank you, I love you, and please take care of each other
Here are some words I shared at a beautifully generous birthday/goodbye gathering that my dear friend G hosted during my…
What you’re doing when you simply call it “Charlottesville”
Please don’t use “Charlottesville” as a stand-alone word to refer to the white supremacist terrorist attacks of August 11-12. As…
Dear Jews: This year, we fight Nazis. Here’s how.
This year, we fight Nazis. We don’t do it because it’s fun. We don’t do it because it makes us…
The Risk of Not-Knowing
I’m at that point again where I’m exhausted, and I feel like I’m screaming for help but I’m probably not….
Summer
This feels like dying and being born in the same moment. This feels like everything I’ve been preparing for and…
Remove the Statue: The Struggle to Regain Lost Humanity
Dear Mayor Signer; I hope you feel shame. I hope you could not sleep last night. I hope you stayed…