Monthly Archives: December 2025

Woman on Bus

Posted on 12/30/2025 by paulefallon

Late December afternoon. Dark descending too early upon night. Sitting on a crowded 73 bus, antsy to be home. To be warm. I look up. See a woman sitting opposite. Chestnut skin, red tints glowing through her brown surface. Large … Continue reading →

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My Day at Prison

Posted on 12/23/2025 by paulefallon

I go to prison, MCI Norfolk, about once a month. I have business there, assisting inmates with life sentences to prepare for their parole hearings, their sole chance of see the light of day free of bars. I love the … Continue reading →

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Black Nativity: Everything You Expect + a Few Surprises

Posted on 12/16/2025 by paulefallon

Black Nativity By Langston Hughes Directed by Voncelle Ross Emerson Paramount Center December 5-21, 2025 In 1961, as if in anticipation of Black Power, Langston Hughes wrote a Christmas pageant unlike any of that time, telling the familiar birth of … Continue reading →

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What We Assume in a Name

Posted on 12/09/2025 by paulefallon

Ten years ago, I showed up at Bruce’s apartment in Atlanta. I was surprised to discover my couchsurfing host was African American. Yet, when I had a medical appointment with a guy named Kevin last week, I fully anticipated he’d … Continue reading →

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Fleeting Fashions Leave an Ugly Footprint

Posted on 12/03/2025 by paulefallon

I caught Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show at the Super Bowl last year. I saw a guy in jeans and a jacket, with backup dancers wearing red, white and blue shirts. Apparently, I missed a lot. Lamar’s $1200 jeans, design from … Continue reading →

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