I wrote this poem in 1996. Around that time I was writing a lot of poetry and doing some readings…
On Blackness and Autism, Identity and Essence
Often I’m asked “What are you?” Racial and ethnic identity inform so much in our culture. The question asked really…
The Egg Chair
When my son Nicholas was one and a half he lost all his speech. He couldn’t even make coherent sounds.…
Accepting Your Beauty: Body Image and Social Media
Rachael Tree Talker wrote this post on her Talk2TheTrees blog a few days ago about body image, self-worth, and personal,…
Thomas Moore on Sex, Mystery, Shadow, and Living a Life of the Soul
I interviewed Thomas Moore with a colleague and mentor — and now a good friend — in 1998; if I…
Who’s the Faeriest of Them All? An Interview with Brian Froud
Here I combine a few excerpts from my interview with Brian Froud into a slightly longer but still rather short—and…
Top 13 List: A Baker’s Dozen of 2013 Blog Posts
It has been a great year in the blogosphere, easily setting a record for highest amount of traffic since RayHemachandra.com…
Some favorite 2013 nature photographs
Here is a set of favorite pics from 2013, some of which I’ve shared here before (and even recently) and…
A guest appearance to check out …
Check out my blog post on CRESCENDOh. I was so pleased to be Guest Curator for Jenny Doh and her…
Photography: Creatures and fauna at Caesars Head State Park and Raven Cliff Falls in South Carolina
Photography from six months ago (almost to the day) at Caesars Head State Park in South Carolina …
