Intentions for the New Decade
Less sarcasm, more validation No platform for white supremacy Honor personal relationships as the core of our organizing Let…
connection/community
Preaching for Pride Month
This piece is adapted from a sermon I wrote to preach at Sojourners UCC Church in Charlottesville on Sunday, June…
More Poems, 2/8/2019
Ouch Sometimes i feel like a sack of nothingness Like i am too tired and heartbroken to know who i…
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…
Hopes and Dreams for 2018
Cry in public, as needed. Write blog posts: about what’s happening in my life, and what’s happening in my community….
building power
Regret is only guilt for having more power now than i did before so hey, Regret, i see you and…
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…
What If There Is No Esther?
This piece was written in collaboration with the fabulous Marc Dones, and posted on March 3, 2017 on JewishBoston.com. We…
5 Strategies for Surviving Psychological Abuse on a National Scale
This piece was originally posted on February 8, 2017 on the Society for Research on Adolescence Emerging Scholars blog. Alternating…