Don't Hold Your Applause For Me

My name is Cruz. It is not my last name. Instead, it’s part of my first name. No hyphens, no spaces, no in-between capital letters. I am Black & Hispanic. I’m often only referred to as one or the other, rarely both. Black people think I am the most “Spanish” thing since maracas, while Hispanics wonder WTF am I doing smoking their hookah (I don’t smoke hookah). Fuck them both. I am an Athenian goddess, and nevertheless, a cuntworth queen.

I am new to the blogging world. I’ve spent most of my life speaking my sermons that it has never occurred to me to record any of it in writing. And then I thought of one of my favorite philosophers, Socrates, and how he never recorded any of his works. Instead, Plato wrote them because he admired Socrates. But the btch that killed Selena admired her once too, so I find it best to record my own work. That, and I’m scared to die. I enjoy writing in lowercase letters, so this is the only time you will probably read my words case-appropriate.

The initiation of this blog is a product of my inspiration of my fellow “The Chatroom” bookclubees Tassika (virginfingertips.blogspot.com) & Sioban (randomepiphanys.blogspot.com), two lovely ladies that I’ve known from a distance for quite sometime and am getting to know more & more by each post. I’ve always had it on my TDL list to blog, but I didn’t always have the motivation that I received from Tass & Sio, so this is a new chapter of my life, just as I know they are continuously writing theirs. I want to thank them for welcoming me (well idk if I’m welcomed, cus I aint even tell these btchs – SURPRISE! *cheeses*) into the world of keyboards & hope they enjoy my work as much as I enjoy theirs.

Until next time.

Oh yeah. And welcome to my house. Feet off the couch.

Ocho <3