by Tasha Fierce | Apr 28, 2018 | writing on writing
There is a new-ish section on this site I wanted to point out. I added it late last year but never really announced it; the link just appeared in the navigation menu quietly. This was purposeful on my part, because it is a vulnerable act for me to create space on this...
by Tasha Fierce | Apr 28, 2018 | afrofuturism blog series
Human societies are constantly struggling between the past and the future, rarely fully inhabiting the present. We see evidence of this conflict today more plainly than ever, as climate change threatens humanity’s long-term survival while U.S. politics is...
by Tasha Fierce | Apr 23, 2018 | magical depressive realism, my kind of crazy
I made a decision recently to extricate myself from a couple projects that I took on while I was on an upswing, and no longer have the energy to be a part of. When I did this, I knew I was doing what was necessary given my recent struggles. Still, I’ve been...
by Tasha Fierce | Apr 10, 2018 | disability, magical depressive realism, my kind of crazy
Even before I stopped taking medication, I stopped going to therapy. I didn’t have a therapist through most of the withdrawal process; only at the very beginning did I seek out a psychologist because I thought it would be safe. But I just found myself arguing...
by Tasha Fierce | Apr 5, 2018 | disability, magical depressive realism, my kind of crazy
Time is a major fuel for my crazy—I worry about how much I have left in my life, how much we have left as a society, and how much we have left on this earth. Most often, though, my anxiety around time is centered on how little of it I have in each day that I can...
