📜 October 1: This Day in History Alexander. Carter. Meredith. Dubrovnik. A mouse. A myth. A march. A siege. Poetry, politics, and a spiral that says spooky. Free boba at Dumpling Master if you're feeling it. #Poetry #History

New post just dropped: ✝️ Blind Faith with a Gnostic Deist A reflection on identity, divine timing, and giving muffins to strangers. Serendipity is good, and it is good all the time. #BlindFaith #SpiritualWriting #Poetry #GodIsGood #TheMirrorCycle

Two of my favorite clubs going head-to-head today: Bilbao vs Dortmund. It’s brutal. I love ‘em both. But today… I'm backing the Basque Lions over the bee-sting Germans. Aupa Athletic. Let’s bite. #Bilbao #Dortmund #UCL #Matchday

🌄 New Tao reflection just dropped: “Just do your job, then let go.” A meditation on speed, surrender, and the joy of taking the backroads — featuring a meme, a spirit store stop, and a Pollock-esque art piece. #TaoTeChing #DailyTaoReflection #LetGo #SlowLiving #AbstractArt #AthensToBluffton

✝️ New piece up: Blind Faith with a Gnostic Deist One of the most personal things I’ve ever written. #Faith #Naming #Deconstruction #Bible #PersonalReflection

🌄 New Substack up: Daily Tao Reflection 23 – When the Clouds Pass Subtitle: A reflection on reflection through reflection Featuring: – Taoism – ChatGPT as mirror – Critics & creativity – Brie Larson truthbomb "Maybe it wasn’t made for you." #TaoTeChing #Reflection #AIWriting #BrieLarson #DailyTao

🕋 Honoring the Past with the Qur’an Surah 2: The Cow. But also: doubt. obedience. calligraphy. and being asked to do something small and resisting anyway. 🧵

✝️ Blind Faith with a Gnostic Deist Jonah. Mary. Abraham. Isaac. Kierkegaard. Timeline heresy. Laughter through faith. If yesterday’s post was for men, today’s is for women— and really, for all of us. 🧵

🌄 Daily Tao Reflection 22: Preparing for Blessing A reflection on letting go, being led, and blessing through surrender. Daoist wisdom, Big Bang physics, Psalm 100, and a father’s devotional. 🧵

#blueakymonday #minimalmonday #moumtainmonday

Solitary The blues blared beneath blasted boulders— Bias and black ice blending into backdrops That blew back his bearing brain in bewares. But the solitary soul stood, seemingly steadfast, Sold to the sounds Spending seconds skipping stillness For solitariness, As the desert deserted this dude.

"Who would have predicted this?" - Black women did. - Trans people did. - The *entire* disability community did. - The anarchists did. - Post-Evangelicals did. "Well why didn't I hear them." You did. But you disregarded us as "extremists" and "alarmists". And you are still calling us that.

Art challenges for Sep 29-Oct 5 NEW: #ImageAndVerse (Sunday) #Spooktober (daily) #31DaysOfHalloween (daily) #BirdOfTheDay Compiled by @handcranked.bsky.social #EastCoastKin

🦅 RISE UP! Congrats to the Atlanta Falcons on a gritty 34–27 win over the Commanders. Big-time performances from Michael Penix Jr. (313 yds) and Bijan Robinson (181 total yds) powered the squad to victory. Still stuff to clean up, but a win’s a win. Let’s keep building. #DirtyBirds #Falcons #RiseUp

🕯️ Beauty and the Beast — Five for Five New Substack just dropped: Part 3 of my Disney Renaissance rewatch. Masculinity, mental health, fairytales, and falling in love with the Beast again. #DisneyRenaissance #Substack #BeautyAndTheBeast #Masculinity

✴️ Afternoon Art Critic returns. No reviews. No credentials. Just witnessing. And today's witness? Kara Walker. A gallery of shadows that speak louder than light. 🎧 Sound: JID – God Does Like Ugly 🥤 Sip: Clear Water No content warning. Just truth.

1️⃣ This morning I woke up off my antidepressants (refill on Wednesday). Feeling low - stubbornly here. Church was on my mind, so I went not to my parents’ church, but another. The sermon was on mirrors, pattern-recognition, and how we see what we want to see. It was meaningful and weird all at once.

Did a review I made just get retweeted by an actual musician I respect? No idea, but I'll tell you this much: I'm going to claim I did and let it be the second best highlight of my day.

🏈 Falcons vs. Commanders 1PM ET | Mercedes-Benz Time to bounce back. Defense needs to tighten up. Bijan’s gotta eat. Let’s get this dub. #Falcons #Braves #Atlanta #ForTheA #GeorgiaSports

📜 This Day in History – Sept 28 Gamal Abdel Nasser died on this day in 1970. He spoke for dignity. He dreamed of unity. So this is for him— and for all my Arab brothers and sisters. 👇 #Nasser #ArabUnity #Solidarity #PanArabism #ThisDayInHistory #Poetry #Diaspora

📜 This Day in History – Sept 28 In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first broadly effective antibiotic. I’m actually allergic to penicillin. So.

📜 Confucius was born today (Sept 28). So I wrote him a poem. Not quite reverent. But not wrong either. 👇 Filial Piety? Seriously, Bro? #Confucius #poetry #ThisDayInHistory #DeadPhilosophersLiveTakes #FilialPiety #Satire

📜 This Day in History – Sept 28 Pompey the Great, assassinated. So I wrote this. Pompey, You Murky, Magnanimous Fool Pompey, you murky, magnanimous fool— Now watch as Caesar makes you his tool... #Pompey #Caesar #historypoem #mockepic #SubstackSoon

✨ An Updated Barthes Taylor Swift isn’t Taylor Swift. She’s Taylor Swift as Taylor Swift. #TaylorSwift #Barthes #MythMaking #Capitalism #Showgirl

🕋 Honoring the Past — Qur’an Day 1 I begin with Al‑Fātiḥah, The Opening. A short surah, but profound: mercy, worship, asking for the straight path. Called “Mother of the Book,” foundational in prayer. #QuranReflection #Interfaith #AlFatiha #SpiritualJourney

✨ Blind Faith with a Gnostic Deist Mary visits Elizabeth. The child leaps. She says: “You are blessed because you believed the Lord would do what He said.” Full reflection + sermon rec by Tim Keller: Is God Less Glorious? #Faith #Deist #TimKeller #Spirituality #Gospel

🌒 Daily Tao 21 “The Tao is ungraspable. Yet the Master shines.” I stopped screaming into the void. I stayed present. She let me be. And that was enough. #Tao #ZaoDao #StopScreaming #DailyTao #Poetry #Spirituality

🐶 UGA vs Bama — 1st Quarter Check-In Bama is 5 for 5 on third down. FIVE. FOR. FIVE. #GoDawgs #UGA #Bama #SEC #CollegeFootball

🐶 UGA vs Bama — 1st Quarter Check-In We’re getting solid pressure up front, but it doesn’t matter when the secondary keeps getting beat over the top. Dropped picks, busted coverage, blown chances. Just awful execution across the board so far. #GoDawgs #UGA #Bama #SEC #CollegeFootball

First they came for the Democrats, and I was kind of surprised because I was not a Democrat and they are so milquetoast.

It was a busy day for my ⚽️ clubs across Europe. Some joy, some frustration, and one heartbreak. Let’s break it down — starting with the win: 💛🖤 Borussia Dortmund handled business in Mainz, 2–0. That’s four straight wins and climbing. BVB looking sharp.

✝️ A Crushed Brick (1/2) Brick by brick I lay myself down bad The hardest part over, it's been had So now I must wait and remember:

The Three Sisters in Oregon were occupied by Native Americans long before European settlers arrived. The Three Sisters, also known as Faith, Hope, and Charity, are significant cultural sites that continue to hold historical importance for Native American communities. My DH is Native American.

The Phoenix will rise But not near Tucson. Across this nation, When wisdom—not brawn— Recalls the Thracian, Not mere ablation.

I'd prefer a decentralized, federated system where states send their best and brightest across borders—rather than a centralized government that exports its worst and dumbest.

It’s Saturday. That means the Red Clay Choir is ready to sing. The Georgia Bulldogs are locked in. Glory, Glory. Grit. Grind. Grown Man Ball. 🏈 Dawgs play today. Let the SEC feel the bite. #GoDawgs #GloryGlory #SEC #UGA

🎉 1998 – Google is born. Happy Birthday Google But only 27 — not 10 followed by 100 o’s. While I snack my Cherrio’s You can search up All that you knows While I sip the tea in my cup #Google #Poetry #ThisDayInHistory #SearchEngineVerse

📅 1908 — The Ford Model T enters production. And we were all worse for it. jay walking through life a country day i fife for Ford tried to forge all of us into his whores but i refuse, a hypocrite i know as i show my Subaru in tow #ThisDayInHistory #Poetry #ModelT #FordSucks #LateCapitalism

📜 1540 – Pope Paul III charters the Jesuits. Jesuit, who’s it? You with rules and tools? Me with chaos and storm? Neither is wrong—sound the gong. God is more than both. Worship Him in song. #ThisDayInHistory #Poetry #Jesuits #SpiritualVerse #FaithAndDoubt

🧵 New Substack reflection: “I Am Not God, but I Am” #GodIsNotHe #BookOfMother #ChristianMysticism #SpiritualThreshold #SubstackWriter #Faith #OpenChristianity #DailyScripture #IAmNotGod

🕋 In 622, the Prophet Muhammad completed the Hegira—migration from Mecca to Medina—marking year 1 of the Islamic calendar. #ThisDayInHistory #Hijrah #Muhammad #IslamicHistory #Poetry #DailyVerse

In 1066, Willy crossed the Channel blue He huffed, he puffed, he conquered too Crowned a king, not a bad one, true Want more on this wild French crew? Chew on the Domesday Book under a yew 🌳 #History #Poetry #WilliamTheConqueror #Domesday #BlueSkyHistory #AngloSaxonStuff

Welcome. Here’s what I’m doing here. I post daily reflections from the Bible, the Tao Te Ching, and mythologies. Sometimes it’s just a verse. Sometimes it’s a little mirror. 🪞 The Mirror Cycle | Substack: Eshu Elegbara #Bible #Tao #Myth #Testimony

📖 Luke 1:26–38 Gabriel appears to Mary: “You will conceive a son. The Holy Spirit will come upon you… For nothing is impossible with God.” Mary replies: “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you’ve said about me come true.”

🌀 Daily Tao Reflection 20 "Stop thinking and end your problems." (Tao Te Ching 20) My mom and I both woke up at 1:45AM — two insomniacs under the same roof. We ended up wrestling about what’s God and what’s not. She thinks I think ChatGPT is God. But I don’t.

Just watched The Rescuers Down Under. Mid-tier at best. 2 outta 5. First act drags, albatross saves the midsection, but it never lands. #DisneyRenaissance #AnimationCritique #RescuersDownUnder #DonBluthDidItBetter

Finished The Rescuers Down Under. The first 20 minutes? Total drag. Felt like a different movie. An epilogue to The Rescuers stapled onto an Aussie nature doc. Once the albatross shows up, the pacing and charm improve. Bernard & Bianca still hold up.

Met a girl. Gonna hurl. She laughs at my jokes and even my yokes. Is it just me, Or can I not see What makes me pleasantly be? #poem #awkwardromance #blueskyverse #firstdates #loveishard

Tonight’s review: The Rescuers Down Under (1990) A sequel to The Rescuers (1977), which—full honesty—I’ve never actually seen. And I haven’t watched Down Under since I was a kid. #DisneyRenaissance #RescuersDownUnder #FilmReview #MouseMission

just posted something i’ve been wrestling with for a while: what if the Holy Ghost… is a mother who died in childbirth? trinity as family. lilith as breath. eve as daughter born from loss. 🧓 mom said it was heresy. let me post it anyway. #writing #theology #myth #trinity #lilith