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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…

4 min readJan 4, 2024

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Ashley Payton

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…

3 min readMar 13, 2021

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The Forbidden Truth

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Ashley Payton

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…

4 min readDec 24, 2020

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Lamentations

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Ashley Payton

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…

5 min readDec 20, 2020

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Ruins

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Ashley Payton

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…

4 min readDec 8, 2020

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Ashley Payton

A Poem About My Unpopular Opinion About Strength

I am not strong by choice

2 min readNov 30, 2020

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A Poem About My Unpopular Opinion About Strength

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Ashley Payton

A War In My Members

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

2 min readNov 21, 2020

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A War In My Members

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Ashley Payton

A Poem About Grief…

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

2 min readNov 18, 2020

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A Poem About Grief…

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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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