Hey Everyone, Welp, it's been three years since I started this whole mess! It's been a weird thing for me to think about-- I have been doing Roll for Writing longer than I have had any one specific job, or anything else for that matter. And I think it is telling that I... don't even feel like it has been more than a few months since I started sharing my work publicly like this. My main reason for starting this in the first place was that I really get platformed elsewhere. So, I made my own. And I consider myself fortunate that not only have I been able to keep up with it, but the good reception of it all, and it really letting me feel like I could do the next step and release an actual published book, which I did for the first time last October, and that item can be found under the Published Work tab at the top of the site. And, for this, I just want to say an honest thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read these hare-brained stories and taken the time to talk ...
General content warning: This is a piece about the crossroads of our current socio-political landscape, through the lens of the author’s upbringing and life experience. Mentions of emotional and physical abuse, rape, religious trauma, gun violence, school shootings, racism & hate crimes, and others. Topics and themes touched on are handled respectfully, but told unflinchingly. W H e a l e r p o n It’s 2005. I am being raised to be a weapon. I’m ten, or so. They split the boys and the girls off...