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Ashley Payton

Collective Reimagination: Lessons of Participatory Creativity in The Color Purple

One tear rolled down my cheekbone as followed another and another as I sat in the theater beside my fiancé’ at a matinee show watching the…

Jan 4

Collective Reimagination: Lessons of Participatory Creativity in The Color Purple

Jan 4

The Forbidden Truth

In the black community, we were always taught to never question God. Being angry with God was inconceivable. But what happens when your…

Mar 13, 2021

The Forbidden Truth

Mar 13, 2021

Lamentations

As a child, I could always feel the energy and emotions of others. I could feel and sense lower energies as well as higher energies or…

Dec 24, 2020

Lamentations

Dec 24, 2020

Ruins

After the immediate and devastating shock of losing my child passed, my new reality began to settle in. “NOW, WHAT?” This is the question…

Dec 20, 2020

Ruins

Dec 20, 2020

It Must Move Through You

On October 30th, 8:50am I gave birth to my son, Nyle Zyaire who was stillborn. This was the worst day and most beautiful day of my entire…

Dec 8, 2020

It Must Move Through You

Dec 8, 2020

A Poem About My Unpopular Opinion About Strength

I am not strong by choice

Nov 30, 2020

A Poem About My Unpopular Opinion About Strength

Nov 30, 2020

A War In My Members

I see a law at work and a war in my members.

Nov 21, 2020

A War In My Members

Nov 21, 2020

A Poem About Grief…

My daddy said grief is like a gaping hole that gets a little smaller with time, but never actually closes.

Nov 18, 2020

A Poem About Grief…

Nov 18, 2020

Ashley Payton

Ashley Payton

A transporter and quester. Navigating the vast landscape of my emotions, following my curiosities, and swimming through the deep waters of my imagination.

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