Trails of smoke
Cal in Color
The privilege of patriotism is a luxury that Black Americans cannot afford. America prides itself on democracy and freedom, and yet treats its BIPOC as second class.
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Whiteness? It’s a mixed bag
American Pie?
What makes someone “white” in the United States? Is it a lack of spice tolerance? Raisins in potato salad? Shish kebabs and baba ghanoush?
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Self-portrait of my perfect self
“ ‘i love myself.’/ the/ quietest./ simplest./ most/ powerful./ revolution./ ever.”
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How to have car sex
Sex on Tuesday
My obsession with her became a sort of narcissism, an infatuation with myself as understood by her touching me, and my feeling it.
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Thank you I love you I’m sorry
Love in Conversation
We toss these phrases around a lot in our relationships. We expect them, in pivotal moments, to transform our relationships.
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Dreaming while Black
In freshman year, I had an ethnic studies teacher who posed an interesting question to the class: “When did you realize you were Black?”
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Venturing into vulnerability
American Pie?
We ought to venture inside, to see what vulnerability we can discover within ourselves without the performative exhibitionism encouraged by our world.
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Capitalism is not halal
Stories from the Outside
When I think of dismantling all forms of capitalism in our lives, I think of Islam. I think of praying.
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That time we had sex
Sex on Tuesday
“If we’re both here and we both like each other, why can’t we figure out what we could be?”
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Love in practice
Love in Conversation
In the name of love, I’ve made it a habit to sweep my crumbs dutifully into the sink.
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