treat each one like a short essay. Assign the readings to what informs that part of your identity. *

allow those free writes to happen, then step away, perhaps breathe, allow that  moment for yourself as well.
come back to it, then use the literature that you feel connects with your free write to expand into a solid 2 &1/2-3 pg essay!

*this idea came to me as i was spreading peanut butter onto a tortilla. pretty blessed i feel. for all those that would care to know:  apricot with sage honey & pistachio jam will go on top of the peanut butter, followed by  freshly sliced blackberries. Provecho!

Because violence has been present in the literature that we have been discussing, I wanted to share this fundraiser video for a feature length film in which Adelina Anthonoy has taken a stage performance onto the screen. "It's one of the first feature length films to break silence on same-sex domestic violence and to begin to examine how our childhood traumas shape us as lovers."

chekal@!

http://igg.me/p/417075

About the Gilda Stories,

in reference to when 

we discussed the essence of "family" 

                                                          within their

'coven' (for lack

of knowing what they would rather be 

referred to/as...

perhaps "family")

An        e     way

We didn't get to discuss how "family"

is used in queer communities!

                                       i.e.         **studying at the library**    

                                  gay boi:"hey you know what? I've been really diggin that cute boi over there that                                                              works on the third floor, but

i just dont know if he's gay."

                              young lesbian: "oh that one dude? oh yea, he's family."

Two lesbians, mid-twenties, sitting at a cafe in Oakland on Piedmont Ave

"oh man, did you see that chick that just walked in? I'd be so down

to go ask for her number, but it be embarrassing if she wasn't family."

"nah man, look at that beanie! i say you go for it." 

I think its important to note

that the reference to family in both

the LGBT and Vampire communities 

is a queer reality!

as immortals, reproduction is imposible

for it takes a living heart beat to 

maintain 

                              the one 

growing 

                   inside

the womb.

And vampires just ain't got a heart beat.

Many LGBT (and all those in that very wide spectrum to which i don't know all the letters to) community members

decide not to have children

and so create a family of friendship

of trust

caranala/os from another mother

perhaps from my

 other mother

There is a very deep rooted ceremony 

in recognizing that 

both parties are searching for a place to belong

and so 

     

they/we give birth to one another 

through the gifts of love

that they/we bestow

upon each other

I’m queer, so what? I’m more than that.

I can admit

                                    That

I’m more than this.

Mission in life:

Remember now…

All is good when

I

                                                Take

            A breath

“be here now, now be here”

Not denying where I am, or who I come from.

Increasing lenses manifesting
through new visions.

facultad, pasas por mi.

palabra cierta cuando vuela mi pluma.

Refleccion de luna llena,

vivo mi vida por tus pasos

Milli. Coyolxauhqui. Mother of the Tides.

Madre

de mís sentimientos.

declaring moments aloud

My cycles are your cycles.

Shadow Beast,
Let me release

as you wane.  

There is always
a lot of

 thoughts

going on 

in       the   

                                                                                           mind

 when I write them down

 I get to focus 

on

them

Welcome to the Shadow Beast's Blog

This year we're going to try blogging on a real blogsite. Moodle, unfortunately, can't sustain these more creative ventures. So we're all going to use this blog for team posts and other postings related to the class that I might ask you to write.

Instructions: once you know what team you're going to be on, you should always LABEL your post according to your team's name. The labels must not have any spacing in them. For example, if you're in the Rubyfruit Jungle team, you would label your post TeamRubyfruitJungle. Or TeamZami or TeamGildaStories--all depending on which book you've chosen for your Midterm Report. Important: in order to earn Extra Credit points on your team's blog, you MUST label each team posting. You should also sign your full name to each post. The more material you add to your team post--such as photos of the author, a scan of the book cover, a book trailer or clips of the author reading from the book, and reviews of the book you're reading-- the more extra credit your team can earn. Exercise your creativity here.

You can also blog on this site just as an individual member of the class, which will have nothing to do with your team. Your Extra Credit work (an event or exhibition you attended, a play or movie you saw, which I've okayed as Extra Creidt) can be posted to the Blog. You should sign your name to each post, regardless of whether it's a team post or an individual post.

Graduate students, of course, may also post to this site, which you should label Grads. Guest speakers and others invited to view and comment on the blog should label their posts as Visitors.

Email me if you have any questions.

-- La Profe