You Better Be Lightning

April 2, 2023

“Wellness Check”

by Andrea Gibson from You Better Be Lightning In any moment, on any given day, I can measure my wellness by this question: Is my attention on loving, or is my attention on who isn’t loving me? Continue reading

Poetry Break

Andrea Gibson, National Poetry Month, Poem, Poetry, You Better Be Lightning
April 5, 2022

“The Year of No Grudges” by Andrea Gibson

No National Poetry Month celebration is complete without me forcing Andrea Gibson on to those around me. Their poetry speaks to the younger parts of me, and reminds me why I embarked in this medium in the first place – as a way to speak to my younger self, and in hopes to reach out Continue reading

Poetry Break

Andrea Gibson, National Poetry Month, Poetry, The Year of No Grudges, You Better Be Lightning
January 15, 2022

Hello Strangers,

We have entered another year, but we’re still dealing with the same shit. As COVID rates are climbing up, resignation takes hold. COVID is seen more as an inevitability than something we can avoid. News coverage from last year’s insurrection increased around the anniversary. And quite frankly, I am tired of this shit. Though I Continue reading

Doldrums

Andrea Gibson, Covid-19, Frida Kahlo, Insurrection, New Year, Placebo, Try Better Next Time, What Love Is, You Better Be Lightning

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A student of the Mexican American Studies and the Gender & Women Studies graduate programs. I dabble in fiction and poetry writing, book reviews, and commentary. I am a library assistant in the special collections and archives department, where I maintain and preserve our photograph and rare book collections.

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Chapin City Blues is a collection of thoughts, writings, and book/film/music reviews. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are all my own.

You Better Be Lightning

“Wellness Check”

“The Year of No Grudges” by Andrea Gibson

Hello Strangers,