Author Archives: PM

Agora-poetry: day #1

Two days ago, I decided to go for a walk around my local neighbourhood. For most, this of course sounds normal, pleasant even. Unfortunately for me, I have symptoms of agoraphobia, which means getting my feet outside the door, let alone get them moving, is challenging enough. When I finally made the push to goContinue reading “Agora-poetry: day #1”

Fiction and poems that have taught me about Black culture

1. Africa in Prose ‘Our survey is not comprehensive; it is merely a pointer towards possibilities’ Complied in 1969, this anthology of micro-stories unites Black authors from across the globe. O.R. Dathorne, the editor of the collection, writes that its aim is to demonstrate Black voices from their beginnings in oral storytelling to the, then,Continue reading “Fiction and poems that have taught me about Black culture”

Why I’ll Always Love Jackie Cox

Season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race can be easily described in three words – fierce AF! If you’ve been anywhere on the internet in the past couple months, you can spot the buzz from a mile away. From supportive, loving comments under every queens’ posts on Insta, to whole Twitter accounts dedicated to subbing theContinue reading “Why I’ll Always Love Jackie Cox”

Laughing Buddha

T/W: Eating disorders & self harm There’s something you don’t know about me I’ve been pregnant for most of my life. When I was born,my limbs were skeletal,as if someone hadpulled my skin across my bodylike an ironing board,the creases and angles jutting out underneath. But, when I was 12,an Evil Boy and aWicked Girl,guidedContinue reading “Laughing Buddha”

Warm Showers

I have been told people who take warm showers are lonely,that they crave bodies. So, sometimes I think myselfevil brute,chewing onflesh to tear itfrom their bones tobuild myselfprecarious bodies,upon which I can balancemy very delicate ego. But mostly, I think myselfone-eyed cyclops, narrow-visioned,searching only for warmth,as cold rain pours from the showerhead above.