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Here's a PANSY excerpt for you and yours
a National Get Caught Reading Month special
May 22, 2024
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Pressed over femmes who used to get their hair pressed
this one's about romantic Black love
Feb 11
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I almost betrayed myself but then I remembered
Conformity is not the answer (and it’s no fun!) + a poem
Jan 21
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punk: "it's a state of mind—a way of life.”
Apr 17, 2024
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If it pleases me...
Dec 10, 2025
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A poem about apple cider vinegar and other magical things
Dec 13, 2023
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I almost betrayed myself but then I remembered
Jan 21
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“I was born but never lived.”
Jan 8, 2025
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Tears of laughter taste sweeter
May 28, 2025
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If it pleases me...
it pleases us
Dec 10, 2025
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If you love me, you gotta love me for rеal
a love song, and two related thoughts
Nov 19, 2025
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PANSY the audiobook is here!
You can now pre-order the audiobook version of my memoir
Oct 22, 2025
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Crazy, scary, spooky, hilarious
"'The Spook Who Sat by the Door' changed my life."
Sep 17, 2025
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How to 'be' at a time like this
Questions for a rainy day
Aug 27, 2025
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That time I was a high school cheerleader
(A short, *true* story)
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Jul 23, 2025
a call for celebration
might you share yours, too?
Jun 25, 2025
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Tears of laughter taste sweeter
and other good medicine
May 28, 2025
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poetry is, and is, and is
a few poems, read aloud (National Poetry Month)
Apr 23, 2025
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