Essays

This is a space for academic-like critical essays that bridge theory, practice and personal experience. Who says only academic journals can publish revolutionary scholarship?

The Extraordinary Day to Day

This summer I plan to revel in the magic of the mundane… the magic of life as it flows, steadily, and the comfort of nothing actually going wrong.  Spring 2022…

Homesick

Who am I? I have always asked often as I layed in bed and had nothing else to do but be a slave to my thoughts. The room was painted…

Como Pajaritos

The day old gouldian baby finches turn their faces up to me as I open the wood nest box: their black and glowing pearly, alien mouths plead for food noiselessly.…

Mictlán En Vida

I’ve been quiet for a long time, but there is so much to say. Let me start then with the most important piece.  I am like you.  I was born…

To Struggle or Sink

One more step, I tell myself. And every step requires tremendous effort. As I walk through the forest, my feet sink into the Earth.  ~*~ This is where I was…

A Return Home, Again

The summer of 2021 brought me home again. After more than a decade, I would move back into the only constant childhood home I knew. I hadn’t lived with my…

Resistance and Freedom in a Virtual World

Imagine a professional world where you could mute the sounds of white supremacy. Consider a setting without the prying eyes of the patriarchy, where you could carry your brown feminine…

A Year of Little Deaths

“We each die countless little deaths on our way to the last. We die out of shame as humiliation. We perish from despair. And, of course, we die for love.” …

Joy in the Rebirth

Not long ago, I decided to wallpaper our guest bedroom closet with bright, rainbow watercolor paper. I had decided to do some spring cleaning, so I made my list of…

Spaces

As academia aims to become more progressive in its effort to dismantle systemic racism, I tend to reflect on how these factors have impacted my experiences. Subsequently, I feel obligated…