I spent half a year living with my mother and roughly a year living with my father, first in Salina, followed by a move back to Kansas City. My mother and sister came to stay with us after that, and the family was reunited. This was around 1985-1986 I believe: the Royals had just won […]
My affection for the colors black and gold started earlier than most people think. My parents met at Grambling State University in the late 60s/early 70s. As any black child would, I have vivid memories of going to a Grambling homecoming when I was 9 or 10. There is NOTHING like seeing an HBCU marching […]
Oh there been times that I thought, I couldn’t last for long But now I think I’m able to carry on It’s been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come Sam Cooke, ‘A Change is Gonna Come’ I’ve expressed a slight dread to those close to me that […]
My world it moves so fast today, The past it seems so far away And I squeeze it so tight, I can’t breathe And every time I try to be, What someone has thought of me So caught up, I wasn’t able to achieve But deep in my heart, the answer it was in […]
Alfred bites the thread. Examines his stitches. Looks at the SCARS criss-crossing Wayne’s shoulders. ALFRED Know your limits, Master Wayne. WAYNE Batman has no limits. ALFRED Well, you do sir. WAYNE I can’t afford to know them. ALFRED And what happens the day you find out? WAYNE We all know how much […]
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