Today sucks, so wanted to share this poem that I wrote while "walking it out" a bit ago. I'm filled with mourning for the people who will suffer and/or die as a result of today's bill. To those also grappling with our ever-darkening reality, I love y'all.

#NewPoem #TodaySucks #SomedaySeeds #Poetry

Tune in this Wednesday at 7pm PDT for live poetry readings from Cirque Press authors, including myself, in celebration of national Poetry Month!
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At what point will the "Free Speech" advocates on the right acknowledge this is a direct infringement on those very rights? None of this is subtle. This is the direct precursor to our own version of the Tiananmen Square protest and massacre.

I got to spend the weekend with this sparkle of a human as we took time in Pendleton, Baker City, and Bend spreading the good news of the Oregon Arts Education Collective! Of course we had to stop by and check out the Painted Hills and Kam Wah Chung along the way. 🏞️ #BestColleague #BringConsulting

This premier issue of Tethered Literary is out, and my poem "Obsidian and Pumice" (written on the shores of East Lake in the Newberry Volcano National Monument) is included! You'll have to visit the journal to read the whole thing! 😉 www.tetheredliterary.com

A moment of appreciation for the view from the cozy Kokanee Inn. 🗻

This first round of my Fishtrap residency has paid off! Sunday evening I was finally able to draft a story I've been trying to write for YEARS (since 2010?!). Something shook loose as I looked out over the snowy mountains... 😌

"Never Met You / Remember You" by Eric Braman
a reflection on Queer ancestry, in/visibility, erasure, legacy, inheritance.

#Fishtrap #WriterInResidence #FiresideReflections #QueerAncestry #AgainAndAgainAndAgainAndAgain

A moment of appreciation for this view out the front doors of Joseph High School, please... 😎

Just wrapped day one of teaching with Fishtrap, focused on 10-minute plays and Where I Come From poems. Tomorrow, theatre games with a Building Healthy Families...

This place is gorgeous, y'all. 🗻

Greetings from the road! I'm on my way to Enterprise, Oregon for my first two-week run of being the @fishtrapwrites Writer in Residence! This is the first of three trips I'll make between now and the end of June!
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Here's hoping for clear roads the rest of the way...