Haven’t shared this yet—A personal essay I wrote about pandemic grief, stalled out music dreams and becoming a southerner has been accepted for publication! This will be my first published piece 🤩 Will share once it’s out, but wanted to share my #win ❤️

Wow. This dismantling of Herschel Walker by Pastor jamalbryant is incredible.

Chills!!!

Love this so

Ron Padgett:

Sade craft talk on writing

Daily reminder that Ticketmaster is a monopoly, it’s merger with LiveNation should never have been approved, and they need to be reigned in. Break them up.

It's depressing how much of our national life is spent arguing over whether we truly need to treat all people with dignity and respect.

“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” — Peter Gay

Adam Zagajewski:

The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. —Robert Frost poets.org/poem/stopping-…

Last micro-essay of the year before the leap into 2023 ✨ Nellen.substack.com

OB-GYN: “Leaving Tennessee is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made — it feels like it was made FOR us. I’m afraid if I stay I won’t be able to see my kids grow up.” #ForcedBirthState She isn’t the 1st to leave due to the cruel TNGOP abortion ban, and won’t be the last.

Is there any guarantee it won’t happen again? Nope. Is it a bummer that you got knocked off course? Yup. But don’t let those facts keep you from coming back around. Recenter. Refocus. Readjust. And then, no matter how long it’s been: just do the next right thing.

Last night while singing Special I felt like someone in the crowd really needed to hear that message.. then later in the show I saw a sign that said “can I have a hug?” and I knew exactly who that message was for❤️ Thank uuu Milan 🎶sei bellissima🎶

nellen.substack.com/p/is-this-thin…

"I ended up back at the edge of the sea, watching it curl over itself, seeming to lick its own lips in satisfaction." A very beautiful piece of writing from J(enna) Wortham. nytimes.com/2023/03/22/mag…

Doing nothing has an exponentially increasing trauma & body count. Implementing state & federal #GunControlNow does not infringe upon the 2nd Amendment. #BanAssaultWeaponsNow Gov. Bill Lee what is your plan to prevent #GunViolence in our schools?

So this is a thing. I’m so happy we had the opportunity to talk about the gun violence problem on a national stage. We must act now. These young people (and their parents) want us to act now to save lives!

"I was a benefactor of the energy, creativity and talents of Tina Turner. A woman who started in rural Nutbush, TN cotton fields and worked her way to the very top. Tina was a great inspiration to me when I was starting out and remains so to this day. Love you Tina. RIP.” —DH