After playing my muse with time in the sun (and cold…brrr) and feeding her some chocolate custard with peanut butter and brownie bits, I have a title for a panel…now I need to write the description. (sigh)

“Getting it wrong gracefully”

I want to not only talk about the logistics of writing about folks unlike yourself, especially when coming from a ( Read more... )

I admit I was really hoping for Paterson Joseph. I've long been tired of the monocromatic nature of the show, and even with the short lived Martha (whom I adored) that still bothered me. I know the show says that color played no role in casting, and they weren't resisant to a black doctor, but from what I've seen of Matt Smith I am having a hard ( Read more... )

I gave birth to Tigger, he's my 9 year old son, so trapped in an elevator, I'm going with Eeyore. At least I can ignore the gloominess and hear myself think.

I wouldn't agree with that at all. How many of us are stunned at the intense poetry of women like Stacyann Chin, or swept away by poets like Maya Angelou? They have touring poetry slam artists that go around the country, and amazing poetry magazines and online zines that are very popular. I think being it's easier for peots to be heard in this day ( Read more... )