Dear Hannah - I'm a #StandupStoryteller. I'm the "Brother From Another Planet". Strange people think I am strange. I think that what I experience is strange. And still I rise. I just completed another school year. I am trying to see where I have been ... and where I am going. As I prepare to close this chapter of my story ... and continue to move and use my voice as my authentic self ... in an environment that does not see me as I see myself ... I will always walk on a "tightrope". This is how I navigate that challenge ...

Dear Hannah - I'm a #StandupStoryteller. I'm the "Brother From Another Planet". Strange people think I am strange. I think that what I experience is strange. And still I rise. I just completed another school year. I am trying to see where I have been ... and where I am going. The final "trilogy" entry is a list of six-word "stories" that present the lessons I have learned well enough to share ... 1. Equality requires both opportunity and circumstance. 2. Education begins when you finish school. 3. Education requires learning, unlearning, and relearning ...

Dear Hannah - I'm a #StandupStoryteller. I'm the "Brother From Another Planet". Strange people think I am strange. I think that what I experience is strange. And still I rise. I just completed another school year. I am trying to see where I have been ... and where I am going. My road ahead is paved with "potholes" and promise. Both provide lots of opportunities to understand. I understand where I want to be. I understand where I am. I understand how to bloom where I am planted. I understand how to "move" (towards my promise while avoiding "potholes") and "use my voice" (say what needs to be said). I understand the "need to heed" (my calling) ... the "need to feed" (my spirit) ... and the "need to weed" (my personal garden) ...