StephonRevisiting the Village“Therefore, isn’t outside the provincial place?”Feb 18, 2023Feb 18, 2023
StephonFor a prophet, on his birthday.I don’t want to create a God of Baldwin, for he isn’t one, but he surely dwelled among them; he sat with giants and made them smaller.Aug 2, 2021Aug 2, 2021
StephonDeep into the night, while roads cleared, sirens blew, the unhoused wonder; as the sun begins to…Perhaps this is our greatest dilemma: loving and living life until we can’t; dying before death, wondering where Eden is.Apr 22, 2021Apr 22, 2021
StephonTrees are regaining their colors; spring is almost fully sprung.Every year my parents took my brother and me to pick out new bikes. These yearly trips heralded the coming of spring, warm western New…Mar 29, 20211Mar 29, 20211
StephonWe Demand WitnessGetting on with James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, Toni Morrison, and Alice WalkerDec 14, 20201Dec 14, 20201
StephonWhat do we tell the children?If we put our ears to the dirt, to blood-soaked ground, those prayers and dreams can be heard clear as day.Aug 27, 2020Aug 27, 2020
StephonNamingTo name yourself, as I name myself as a Black non-binary writer, means to be fully you in public and private.Jul 22, 2020Jul 22, 2020
StephonThe trumpet of revolution is blown.“Negros — sweet and docile. Meek, humble and kind. Beware the day They change their mind.”May 29, 2020May 29, 2020
StephonBy Any Means NecessaryI wonder what the world would look like today if Brother Minister Malcolm X were still around. I ponder what diverse causes coalitions of…May 19, 2020May 19, 2020