Religion
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1948
I was born Bronx Lincoln HospitalIsrael created Land imaginedEveryone said so Land takenNakba I survivedWhat do I know Palestinians don’t existIt’s not their country Tell that to Indigenous peopleEverywhereIt’s only a map I have a copy of the deedCleansing the… Continue reading
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Something Happened
A long read inspired by Jill Talbot‘s “Emergent.” Something happened to me at the Catholic seminary—seventy miles northwest of the Bronx in Middletown, New York. I changed forever. Life before the seminary was not idyllic, but it was simple. 1948-1962.… Continue reading
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Adam and Eve be Stylin’ in the Garden of Eden
The following script was written for my Playwriting class. The assignment was to write an invisible three-act “Bad” play. I believe I’ve accomplished both. TRIGGER WARNING: This play satirizes the “Adam and Eve” myth. If you are offended, then I’m… Continue reading