I had some down time to decompress. The company I work for shut down for Christmas and reopened the second day in the new year. During that time I wondered how I became the parent and my dad became the child in our father/son relationship. My dad came from a poor family in North Carolina. Leaving school to help the…
Not My Script
The metal chair was bolted to the floor. A chain wrapped around my chest and lower body, securing me like a package. My strength ebbed away like a slow tide returning to sea. Naked, I shivered from cold and fright, focusing on the latter. My left hand slightly restrained provided enough freedom to find the button that pumped drugs into…
Burnham’s Hair Tells Her Story
This page is dedicated to Sonequa Martin-Green, the first woman of color to play the lead in a Star Trek Franchise. Each month I will explore things about the fascinating character they call Michael Burnham. From my perspective, Michael Burnham, in the years before she joined Star Fleet, did not embrace her human individuality as a woman while on Vulcan.…
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