WRITING, RESPONSIBLY

An observable quality of my person is that I care quite often about quite a lot, that the question of what or who I strive to be for me is always and inextricably tied with the well-being of humanity, that I am at all times and in equal parts responsible human being and responsible writer, responsible woman and responsible student, etc. and that thus I am a revolutionary activist and writer.

PONDER: that a person with my conscience and capacity (the debate about which is completely irrelevant) has but one real "choice"--to live and breathe the revolutionary spirit--meaning to be aware at all times of our collective power and of our individual importance, that is to say to be a knowledge seeker and moreover to be conscious of one's own unique strengths and weaknesses such that world suffering is ended--or inevitably steer straight into death, of our spirit or our entire person, becoming a cynic and a nihilist respectively.
(NOTE: the existentialist's dilemma questions our collective and individual strength and relevance, our very existence).
This is where my crisis starts and ends.
As a writer I am full of anxiety. As a human being, also.
No one who calls themselves a responsible writer, nay, a responsible human being, should be without some performance anxiety. In my case it happens to be all-engulfing, the beginning and the end. It guides all of my actions, all of my musing and in fact all of my life.

My heart and mind call for me to think and write with purpose and always think about ways to further the struggle for human liberation.
I am BAMN and BAMN is me.
The Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration, Affirmative Action and Fight for Equality BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY
www.bamn.com

put another way--my lifeline.

PONDER:
--What dehumanization must take place for someone to be at peace knowing the unnecessary suffering that happens throughout the globe?
--What special, unique capacities have you to help in impeding any further suffering?
--To what extent is it even a choice to be a revolutionary?
--That the first question any responsible writer must ask themselves is: "Who is my audience and how can I reach them to achieve our collective aim?"