Let there be Light! I invite you to find me at the corner of Calhoun and Meeting during the Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition in Marian Square, a fabulous festival of great art by top artists in the south. Myself and 52 other great artists will be there in person...
My innocence was literally stolen when I was sexually assaulted as a kid. So, I tend to present in public as if I am somehow guilty of something. I get nervous and start talking. If I’m allowed to speak long enough, I will inevitably stumble upon some...
I finally watched the horror show from this past Friday with President Zielinski and the Trump Syndicate.. It’s difficult for me to watch abusive content because it is so triggering for me personally — good luck over the next four years, right? Aside from...
America has been egging for a real knock down, drag out existential crisis since the end of WWII. Civil rights, Watergate, the Cold War, the World Trade Center attack, not to mention the collective unresolved guilt of ignoring the genocide of indigenous people and...
This is a story about a boy whose parents talked him out of caring for an injured bird he found on his way home from school. “Get that thing out of here,” his mother scolded. “He’s full of germs!” “Let nature run its course,”...
I try to walk a line, as a political person, because we are all political beings, even if we shy away from politics. I push the envelope as a citizen/artist, not as often as I’d like to. I restrain myself. But as I survey the current landscape, I find myself...
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