…spell of stillness. Unearthly creatures stalked the streets. The Extinct Ones prowled the Witching Hour. Ghostly and pale, Caribou lifted his antlered head and snorted at us. Eastern Cougar yowled…
Read more »…roundness of the day stroked its kiss across the world. The sun released the lip of earth and blazed in a proud moment of nakedness. Then the sun slipped into…
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…demanded, compassion when cruelty is ordered, and generosity when greed is expected. Resistance is singing your grandmother’s songs so the next generation will know them. Resistance is loving the soft,…
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…they pointed out. I would have noticed something was wrong, she argued, I could have done something, I could have saved them. Grief subsumed her in its downpour. Rage shuddered…
Read more »…studied history and current events, derived theories and conclusions, articulated them, and conveniently compiled them into books and manuals for me to study and fictionalize into a novel. Now it…
Read more »…by Rivera Sun The Vote – the beloved, abused, scorned, corrupted, stolen, hijacked, pointless, profound, hopeful, depressing, hard-won, cherished vote – is not the only way to take action for…
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…craned our heads up at the giant windmills. I cracked a joke about newfangled inventions. He quietly reminded me that Midwest and Western farmers and ranchers had used windmills as…
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…then, your breath smoked, dragon-like, as it froze on the air. Snow banks towered over my head. Underfoot, the snow squeaked. Everything from cars to trees to garages creaked in…
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…worked arduously to build. With social justice movements, one after another, we have labored to defend these systems that protect and support our mothers, children, elders, families, the differently-abled, the…
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…citizenship with Earth- sat slightly stunned and suddenly robbed of national identity by this revelation. You are my people, the Earth had just declared. The Earth, herself, had called them…
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