Sidelined, or No Pain, No Gain

I think it was the first time it hit me that I was disposable, that we all were, that we players were on an assembly line of talent, and when we reached the end, it didn’t matter much whether we fell in the trash or not.



grime

it feels like a conversation with your
father, doesn't it?




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Image shows a large oak tree in a small field, with a forest behind it. The air is misty and the sky is pale orange and yellow from sunrise. The misty golden orange light contrasts with the dark outline of the tree and its branches, and the dark shadows in the foreground. Fence posts can be faintly seen behind the tree, along the field.

Aubade

In the hills the fire-frightened wildlife /
are drawn to the scent of what has burned


The cover of a book titled "Man Made: Searching for Dads, Daddies, Fatherfigures, and Fatherhood." The cover has a solid purple background. On the left, there a cartoon of the bottom half of a man wearing purple plaid pants and brown shoes.

Black Dad

It’s a question I have long thought about and resolved. Of course, I’m Black, I think.


A row of old and fading hand-labeled VHS tapes set in front of a graffitied wall

The Spell of Exile

If the child is the father of the man, couldn’t the reverse also be true? That the man, too, becomes a child again, in the presence of his own child.


a long dark hallway with green lights on the ceiling

Incident Reports

Shouting was result of discussion of what 6 times 11 was.


A photo of a evening golden sky through a window. There are dark trees below the sky, which is populated by pale orange clouds. On the window are a flurry of raindrops, suggesting a storm outside the window.

Refuge

they could take him any day now
they are taking one a day now