Today I travel into my 20th year of teaching, learning, and sharing at City College of San Francisco. This is not simply my job; this is my life. This semester, like all past semesters, we will share some life, even … Continue reading “Why Write? Consciousness and Courage (Part 3 of 7)”
Fact and Fiction In the middle ofThe sentenceThe street He panickedHe smiledHe asked himself “AmIWriting the story orIs the story writingMe?” The Word is power. It is the primary staple of official intellectual and political power on planet earth—e.g. laws, … Continue reading “Why Write? Power: Fact and Fiction (Part 2 of 7)”
Why write? It is an overly simplistic question, yet it really does require deep discussion, especially in this era when text is more important than ever before. Note that text has always held a holy status, whether it is hieroglyphics … Continue reading “Why Write? Spider Symbols (Part 1 of 7)”
In this warCalled lifeMy weapon isLove There is no otherRoute toVictory Hate is a dull knifeSelfishness is a shameful smileEvil is a dead zombieNone of them workI knowI have tried them allThey cause youLoss In this warI must winMy life … Continue reading “My Revenge Is Love”
Now more than ever before, we must become better critical readers and writers. There is no escape: whether you like it or not, you are a reader and a writer. We are reading and writing more than any other people … Continue reading Pura Neta for Prisoners
Is there such a thing as too much lowrider love? 🙂 On Sunday, December 20, 2020, Santa Clause came in reindeers of gold, red, blue, metal-flaked lowrider Impalas, Monte Carlos, Cuttys, and Cadillacs with custom colorful murals and lots of … Continue reading San Fran Santa Cruise Lowriders Delivering Christmas Gifts to Families in Need, 2020 🙂
Tim Redmond, editor of 48 Hills news, reviews Pura Neta: “It’s half prose, half poetry, and all very, very real… It’s a powerful book and also a great read – the poetry gives music to the narrative, and it tells … Continue reading “‘Pura Neta,’ the Mission, and the Price of Gentrification” A Review Article in 48 Hills News
“It Is Forbidden To Be So Honest” Human beings are ugly That is our natural stateOur natural rootsBeyond languageYet with the languageWe useWe abuseSoRootsAre described asUglyBrown dirt shit My brother hadBrown and ProudTattooed on his stomachOn his right armHis knock … Continue reading “It Is Forbidden To Be So Honest”
Share Creativity: A blessing to return to my original alma mater, City College of San Francisco, and present Pura Neta, my new novel, to Forum magazine. This interview’s pretty good 🙂 If you are a creative writer or an aspiring … Continue reading Forum Magazine Presents Pura Neta
“Reddy Ryder” GamebredAn APBTWith aSouth Carolina DrawlRedboneRednoseReddy Ryder His Brother wasRedBut notReddy or a RyderHis Bro was the pupAlready being shippedTo the BayBut he got sick on the ride soHad to go back toBuck City RootsBack withMichael MyersMachobearMay DayMiss BlitzSherlock … Continue reading Reddy Ryder
