Calls for Them

Alfred Walking Bull

Writing more things in another place.

  • Shake

    Five years ago today, George Floyd was executed by the police in the street. On Franklin Avenue, I felt the shockwave in the following days, from a faint, disbelieving, “Did this happen here?” all the way to the spirits of… more ›

  • Rest is revolutionary

    Step away from the big, hot cauldron of feelings and take a day off “You’re allowed to take a day off. Don’t be bringing that salty ass into our soup,” I said to a comrade recently about a shared experience… more ›

  • Being A Good Relative:

    Who we don’t yell at in public and why One of the most frustrating aspects about growth is how we must challenge our own learned behaviors, no matter how cherished or right they might feel to us. As I was… more ›

  • Indians signing things

    In 2023, I had a nightmare client. I had to threaten small claims court to be paid. And in retrospect, I think it’s still an opportunity to practice my decolonizing efforts. My mother Lorraine Iron Shell-Walking Bull was fond of… more ›