She

In the moments when She Looked to the brilliant violet sky Searching to find replacements For the stars snatched from her eyes And Crushed in the center of a powerful Palm She; Consistently hardening In a world that denies her softness Accusations of submissiveness Torn between Aggression and Servitude She; Earning space Both invisible and Not invisble enough. …

The Diversity Myth: It’s complex and necessary.

As  person with a strong desire to go into publishing (specifically YA) in the future, I'm aware of how often the topic of diversity rears its head. There are always questions of "if I include this character who isn't white, is it diverse enough?" or "if all of my characters are Latino, that qualifies as …