Dear Fellow Warrior, This year, Netflix dropped the third season of Bridgerton and while there were elements that were disappointing for some fans, I resonated with it at a personal level. Indeed, admittedly, Bridgerton has been a guilty pleasure of mine, and I am certain a lot of other people too! So don’t leave me…
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I am not trying… I am
Dear Fellow Warrior, I wrote this poem on the way back from Busboys and Poets Open Mic Poetry in Washington, DC, yesterday. I feel this ties together a lot of what I have struggled at a personal, systemic level, embracing my post-PhD “Identity Crisis”, navigating both intimate and systemic surveillance, judgment, and resistance towards “Invisibilization.”…
Poetry & Art of Resistance & Resilience: The Year of “The Invisible Revolutionary”
Dear Fellow Warrior, As we approach the end of the year, there is so much I wish to have accomplished and so much I wish to have shared on this blog. But if there is anything I could do before the end of the year, it would be to honor the year with the authenticity…
The Rebellion of Being Hated: A Call for Courage
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” – Albert Einstein Dear Fellow Warrior, I hope this finds you well. There is so much I need to say to you. But I have not been silent, as you would suspect. I hope to share some reflections with you soon. But I wrote this…
When I Choose Love…
“Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.” – Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dear Fellow Warrior, More to say soon. For now… here is a poem for the moment… When I Choose Love When I choose love over fear,When I believe in humanity,With…
On Suicide Prevention Month
“This life. This night. Your story. Your pain. Your hope. It matters. All of it matters.” — Jamie Tworkowski Dear Fellow Warrior, It is the end of National Suicide Prevention Month in America. On October 19th, I will walk for the 10th year in the Out of the Darkness, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Community…
I Tried to Tell You: A Suicide Note (#2)
“If you’re looking for a sign not to kill yourself, this is it.” – Unknown Dear Fellow Warrior, I hope you are having a fruitful Suicide Prevention Month at the start of a new academic calendar. This is a spoken word poem I wrote at a vulnerable moment this month. I believe it is crucial to…
Intrusive Thoughts
Dear Fellow Warrior, There is so much to say sometimes. Way too much…It’s all there. All in the head. The ruminations. I even started a document called Ruminations while I work on my Academic job applications because I cannot seem to get myself to concentrate, in part because of the shame and guilt I feel…