on burying best friends and grandmothers |
On burying best friends and grandmas: a spell
My grandmother's best friend is named Shane. Shane turned 80 this year. Her best friend from childhood, Katherine Cherry, passed away on Mond... Posted by Day is screaming. wondering if you can hear it. on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:42:00 PST |
I admit it, I beat myself up lol for all the hataz! |
I beat myself up.
It started in childhood, I'm sure. An insecure push to be better, best at everything I did. Have a better vision, a bigger event, a better impact. And even when I... Posted by Day is screaming. wondering if you can hear it. on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:33:00 PST |
listen to an interview on ITUNES |
make sure you check me out, listen to the interview. you can download the podcast from ITUNES simply by going into ITUNES Podcasts and searching Spoken Rhythmz. Download the pod and you'll... Posted by Day is screaming. wondering if you can hear it. on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:00:00 PST |
eulogy for a black man still alive |
This young man has my face. His features are young, only a hint of moustache beginning to appear on his downturned upper lip. His mouth is creased darkly at the edges. Sometimes you ... Posted by Day is screaming. wondering if you can hear it. on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:10:00 PST |
Day La's Soul (the honest truth about a sista) |
Maybe if I tell you my whole story you'll feel like I'm too damaged to be worth investing in. That would be sad and I hope it doesn't become the case; I can be honest so long as I don't feel pun... Posted by Day is screaming. wondering if you can hear it. on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:43:00 PST |
Captain-Save-A-Ho and other phenomena of the Urban Goddess |
I wonder if in Africa, there is a folktale of a woman, a queen, who was in love with a villager, a slave, a peasant. Perhaps the first book in many of our bibles, contains the story of this empr... Posted by Day is screaming. wondering if you can hear it. on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:40:00 PST |
pigeons |
One time I wasn't just black. And a woman asked me howI dance so wildly, like I was free. At first Iwondered if she knew I was black. That rhythm camefrom listening to Arrested Development with mypare... Posted by Day is screaming. wondering if you can hear it. on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:22:00 PST |
grabbing nipples at the club |
yeah, that really is the title of my blog and that is exactly what it is about...though probably not nearly as sleazy as you would have hoped.
So Tuesday night, I'm at this bar with my sistren.... Posted by Day is screaming. wondering if you can hear it. on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:26:00 PST |
a woman is no more than an abortion |
This is not written to be foul in any way. It comes from extreme pain, it is therapuetic, honest possibly to a fault. The main character's names have not been changed because there is a le... Posted by Day is screaming. wondering if you can hear it. on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:29:00 PST |
from nubia to black academics, women with essence and commediennes who work at ross |
this poem is by my sister, nubia. unfortunately, it is all completely true, based on conversations we had with "lovers" in the past six weeks. it got a standing ovation at all the worst pl... Posted by Day is screaming. wondering if you can hear it. on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:27:00 PST |