Learning not to crumple before these uncertainties fuels my resolve to print myself upon the texture of each day fully rather than forever.

I am my best work - a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines.

Divide and conquer must become define and empower.

It is not the destiny of Black America to repeat white America's mistakes. But we will, if we mistake the trappings of success in a sick society for the signs of a meaningful life.

We tend to think of the erotic as an easy, tantalizing sexual arousal. I speak of the erotic as the deepest life force, a force which moves us toward living in a fundamental way.

Self-care is not about self-indulgence , it is about self-preservati on.

I would like to do another piece of fiction dealing with a number of issues: Lesbian parenting, the 1960's, and interracial relationships in the Lesbian and Gay community.