It’s been a very busy few months since I’ve written and posted my last blog post. During this time, I have been doing promotional readings for my award-winning poetry collection Live. Love. Leo. at several small independent book stores here in Portland, Oregon. I also participated in Open Mic events, I was interviewed and recorded … Continue reading Write Now
The holidays are not for everyone. This year, with the various challenges impacting so many people, not everyone is feeling the joy of the season. It’s a time of year when being mindful of those around us, can create comfort and joy for everyone!
This is something we all strive for. How and what we do to get there can leave people frustrated and angry when these messages are are vividly painted on the walls around us.
The pandemic took so much from us. It took our physical freedoms and forced us to shelter in place. It robbed businesses of revenues and smashed entrepreneurial dreams. Lastly, it took the lives of over a million Americans during this global tragedy. The Greek philosopher Plato originally etched the phrase, "Our need will be our … Continue reading I Did This Thing
This summer really was beginning to feel like the summers of the "before times". You know, the time when we didn't have to think about a deadly virus wiping out tens of thousands of people and the political and medical crisis that followed. This was when most of us lived carefree lives and looked forward … Continue reading COVID Confidential: #14 – Homefront
I am a commodity sold and traded at will I am not seen as human, not seen as an equal I am devoid of feeling and emotion but a force of physical labor I am forced to have less than and work more to survive I have no wealth to build my legacy, no 40 … Continue reading Less Than
Judge Don't Judge...Much 