StephonRevisiting the Village“Therefore, isn’t outside the provincial place?”9 min read·Feb 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.18 min read·Aug 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.3 min read·Apr 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…7 min read·Mar 29, 2021--1--1
StephonWe Demand WitnessGetting on with James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, Toni Morrison, and Alice Walker8 min read·Dec 14, 2020--1--1
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.7 min read·Aug 27, 2020----
StephonNamingTo name yourself, as I name myself as a Black non-binary writer, means to be fully you in public and private.5 min read·Jul 22, 2020----
StephonThe trumpet of revolution is blown.“Negros — sweet and docile. Meek, humble and kind. Beware the day They change their mind.”4 min read·May 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…12 min read·May 19, 2020----