Lawrence Everett Forbes

Are You Mad? (2021) 5’ x 4’ Acrylic and gel medium on canvas

We're doing big things, son! Just finished dropping 1,099 words. Look out below!

“I don’t want any of us to be or feel un-housed in our bodies our towns our movements ever again. This book is my prayer; if you need to use it as shelter, it’s yours.” My memoir HOME OUT THERE is available for preorder now! bookshop.org/p/books/home...

Yissss

You are unstoppable. Keep believing.

Es verdad!

And there we are! Another day, another 1,003 words. I'm looking forward to tomorrow, when I fill in a section and stumble headlong into a major plot twist. Color me excited!

Donde estan mis botas?

Because @joshjenks.bsky.social set me to reminiscing!

I just saw this on IG and was so infuriated. It's a dirty lowdown shame!

Name a fictional character death you haven’t gotten over. The entire reason I never watched House of Dragons or whatever it was called.

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While I was out of the office, my colleague Kim Key covered this week's infosec roundup, and she makes a great point here... (She is, to her immense credit, not on social media, and I think about joining her in that every day...)

I am amused that my brother feels he has to tell me to "be nice."

Strangeness afoot: I texted the agency and the aide yesterday, and neither responded. Today, the aide showed up. Says the agency—unironically named High Standard Home Care—didn't tell her she was supposed to show up until today. We need an aide, but dare I trust either of them with my father's care?

Fried Bologna, indeed. [casts side eye]

This feels like one of those bed or cake prompts. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Seven chapters down, Baby!

Not 1,000 today, but I did get 850 down and flesh out/finish a chapter, so there's a win at the end of the writing rainbow. Talk about ending with a period!

I said I liked it. I didn't say it was good! Post yours!

Finally watching Ride or Die. I know—way behind the mule. (I may be wearing hoof prints in my forehead.) It's fantastic. I've only seen the first two episodes, but wow!

I love this moment for Debbie Shields!

I just quit my gym. Feels like a breakup: It’s not you, it’s me. I have issues with this kind of commitment. I’m just not seeing the growth I’d expected to by now. We both deserve better. I’d really like it if we could still be friends.

Happy Mercury Retrograde to those who know its havoc!

The starting age for coming out, which keeps getting earlier and earlier—and I love that for the youth.

This was a rough week for literary progress in terms of word count, but I did make significant headway regarding how to better fill the pages of Chapter Seven—and what content to do it with—so I’m taking it as a win.

"It is very rare but, baby, it does exist And when you find it, love, you'll realize it comes from within That's what gives a bitch the love that she deserves, yeah"

"If I could solve your problems What do you think I would be One stupid seagull picking styrofoam up out of the sea? Don't have time Don't have time Don't have time for all your problems Why don't you solve them?"

Dealing with men often leaves me asking...

Official poster for the heist drama series ‘12 12 12’ starring Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan. A heist takes 12 months to plan, 12 hours to execute, and a thief not caught within 12 days won't be caught at all. An FBI agent and a criminal face off. 📺: Apple TV | November 13th

If you encounter ICE, here's what every New Yorker should know.

The Executive Branch has no authority to regulate states’ election decisions as to candidate qualifications, and the choice to file a lawsuit like this just days before an election speaks volumes about the political corruption festering at the top levels of the DOJ.

It isn’t news as much as it’s gossip.

In honor of Julie Dash's 74th birthday today, you should watch "Daughters of the Dust." And it's free on Tubi It was only 35 years ago that she was the first Black woman to have a movie with a theatrical run

I bought a ticket to the world, and now I've come back again. Back at over 1,000 words, Baby! And now I'm starving, so it's time for some comida up in this bitch! Whew!

Don’t let ‘em waste your time.

Coming of Age was rejected by so many editors & the throughline was always that it was unmarketable. In the past week I've convinced 200 people to preorder it. No publisher, no cover, just an excerpt and a promise. If you want to join them, you can here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

Tonight’s Amber Mark show at the Blue Note was a breathtaking event to remember! She even performed my favorite song, “Space and Time.” The band was immaculate, and Amber even touched my hand (and heart) and called me beautiful!

Excited to see Amber Mark play the Blue Note later tonight!

I think we put too much pressure on people to forgive, and not enough responsibility on those who caused the pain. Forgiveness may bring peace to some people, but it shouldn’t be treated as a requirement for everyone to move forward.

Voters in five states will weigh in on ballot measures about trans rights this November: school sports, gender-affirming care for youth, LGBTQ+ curricula, and student privacy. Here's what's on the ballot in each state and what it could mean for the people they affect.

It's about time for a siesta, Son!

Monday is hardcore Mondaying, and I want to punch it square in the face.

don’t know who needs to hear this but flushable wipes are not actually flushable

Great essay by my @lambdaliterary.org cohort buddy, Jasmine Vallejo-Love, about invisible disabilities.