How can you tell difference between dreaming and pretending? I dream of a better world where people don’t let greed get in the way of humanity. I dream of food systems that do not destroy our planet and the people who live on it. This dream slips into pretending when I tell myself and others…

I did a Gap Analysis and found out what the world was missing: me! I’ve been hiding the treasure of myself from the world. It is exhausting, though, building and maintaining this vault to contain a powerful being. The vault is made of performative gestures, well-timed nods and comments on the weather. Lots of jell to…

“I am the best pimp. Did you know that?” Landy asked, raising his eyebrows and tilting his head toward me. I didn’t know that. The babbling water and drone of the crickets seemed magnified by the lull in our conversation. We sat on the banks of a rushing river under a bridge, an arc of…

One of the first things I did when I moved back home was to visit my dad’s old friend, Mr. Roy Williams. Ever since I could remember, Mr. Roy stood behind the bar at his small saloon drinking and serving beer and soft drinks to anyone who was buying. On the speakers of an aged…