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2024 Voodoonauts Fellow // 2024 Seventh Wave Resident // words in Epiphany, 45th Parallel, Northridge Review & elsewhere 🇵🇸🇨🇩🇸🇩🇺🇸 https://bristokes.substack.com/

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · 3d

Written in a somewhat-manic haze after seeing Saul Williams perform a poetry set that sort of changed my life. You can read it (for free!) here:
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On Creativity & Destruction

musings from a Saul Williams show

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · 13d

Thanks so much for reading, Morgan! I’m happy to hear it resonated 🙏🏽🙏🏽

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14d

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · 13d

There’s a new post live on my Substack today! You can read or listen to the full article (for free!) at: bristokes.substack.com/p/in-defense...

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In Defense of Late Bloomers

tw: mentions of csa, bullying, abuse, harrassment

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · 19d

There’s a new post on my Substack today! Initially taken from a diary entry on my relationships to God, desire and shame.

Read or listen to the full article (for free!) here: bristokes.substack.com/p/divine-ara...

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Divine Arachnophobia

a brain dump on shame, desire & divinity.

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · 20d

a cartoon of two men standing next to each other with the words both both is good

ALT: a cartoon of two men standing next to each other with the words both both is good

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · 21d

Anyone still using Twitter is either stronger than the Marines, or a raging, unrepentant masochist.

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · 26d

Ok that’s nice but it would’ve been helpful 2 years ago. I guess it’s “safe” to tell the truth now, idk.

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · 26d

Last night I actually dreamt that I immigrated to a different country. It was peaceful. It was frightening in how new it was, but it felt right. I’ve never even entertained thoughts of leaving America before. What an incredibly bizarre feeling.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 28d

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.

End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · 27d

Trey Reed and Cory Zukatis are lynched in Mississippi and there’s hardly any noise about it.

A neo-Nazi who was virulently anti-empathy and believed people should be sacrificed for the sake of the 2nd Amendment gets shot and the media eulogizes him like a saint. Right.

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · 27d

New post up on my Substack 🥳

You can read the full piece (for free!) below:

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · Aug 27

Lovely little feature of yours truly is out today in Her Grruv Magazine ☺️ #WritingCommunity #poetrycommunity

Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · Aug 14

Yesss, you tell ‘em, little mama 👏🏽

Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · Aug 14

I heard someone say that the reason why we’re experiencing all of this chaos is because a group of rich white men are afraid of dying, and…yeah, that pretty much sums it up.

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · Aug 11

We all need an ego death. Like let’s just take some ayahuasca and hit the reset button. Fr.

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · Aug 9

Today! 1:30pm pst! Come listen to me yap about words ✨ #WritingCommunity #poetry

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · Jul 30

It occurred to me the other day that, once all of this is said and done (hopefully), we will have been dealing with Trump, to varying degrees, for 13 years. Thirteen years. Is it ANY wonder that we’ve lost our minds.

Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · Jul 27

Done.

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · Jul 26

Nema needs to raise $100, please help her out

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · Jul 27

The people of Palestine are starving to death. A second flotilla carrying aid was just blocked from entering Gaza by Israel. Again—Palestinians are STARVING TO DEATH, and the world is simply watching it happen. I don’t even have words. I just cannot fathom that this is happening.

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · Jul 23

One of my neighbors is blasting the new Tyler album at FULL volume, God I love being from LA 😭

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · Jul 23

You mean I’m NOT an inherently brilliant writer? And I actually have to WORK at my craft and STUDY the authors I want to emulate?? Sounds fake. #WritingCommunity

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