Last night was electric at Story Club South Side.  I had a blast as a featured performer.  The theme for the evening was “Like a Lion.”  I loved hearing stories of how my fellow writers bravely stared down bullies, election fraud, big game, and other terrors.  I told a story from my time in At-Tuwani that didn’t make it into my graphic novel.  Storytelling is always a pleasure and Story Club South Side is a special place to perform.  I’ll be back next month to tell another story, this time on the theme “Like a Lamb.” Check back here for details!

March 15th: I’ll be at Story Club South Side at 8 pm at the Co-Prosperity Sphere.  The theme of the night is “Like a Lion.”  I’m telling a story called “Brave.”  It’s darkly humorous tale about the time an Israeli soldier pointed a gun at me and I almost peed my pants.  https://www.facebook.com/StoryClubChicago/?fref=ts

April 19th: I’ll be at Story Club South Side again at 8 pm at the Co-Prosperity Sphere.  The theme of the night is “Like a Lamb.”  I’m telling another story about Palestine.  This one is called “Settlers Shot Shaadi’s Sheep.” https://www.facebook.com/StoryClubChicago/?fref=ts

“This past year in Chicago has been so full of people power! We’ve been in the streets, in circles, and in community, resisting state violence and anti-Black racism.  What better way to document some of the highlights of this year than through a coloring book?”

I am very lucky to be a small part of this incredible project.  I wrote the copy for eight coloring pages – and of all the writing I have done this year, I am the proudest of this.  Please, check out this project and get yourself a copy!

“Angelo has been coming to church for Christmas for few years now,” my mother says. Angelo is the donkey. Yes, the donkey has a name. This where things begin to fall apart. This is the first reason why I can no longer participate in the holiday traditions of my childhood. This is why I am no longer fit for Christmas.”

Read the rest of this essay at Story Club Magazine.