I Am Not The Enemy

Yesterday inspired a lot of feelings in me – shock and anger mostly – but the weirdest part was reading comments and seeing the utter hatred people have for each other. “Liberals/Democrats/Fill In The Blank are no longer Americans/patriots/good/etc.,” “thugs”, “animals,” and all sorts of childish name-calling. And it’s like… I’m a patriot? I’m anContinue reading “I Am Not The Enemy”

My Father Isn’t White

my daddy passes for a white guy I giggled as I told some story explaining why my sisters and I looked like a color comparison strip in the makeup aisle no he doesn’t my white friend said my face burned for a second and I changed the subject Why was I embarrassed? I had neverContinue reading “My Father Isn’t White”