Words Are Weapons

Words Are Weapons

A collection of my (often irreverent) musings on culture, love, mental health, politics, race, sex, and the human experience—as seen through an unapologetically Black, queer, neurodivergent, leftist lens.

Erica Leshay 10/5/24 Erica Leshay 10/5/24

Shattered Reflections

Erica Leshay 5/9/24 Erica Leshay 5/9/24

Surfacing

No, I’m not the same, nigga

I think I done changed, nigga

Erica Leshay 4/26/24 Erica Leshay 4/26/24

Grandma’s Bible

Erica Leshay 4/5/24 Erica Leshay 4/5/24

Storytellers

Erica Leshay 3/4/24 Erica Leshay 3/4/24

Waves

Water is life.

Welcome to the Fascist State of Florida, Part II

Erica Leshay 2/19/23 Erica Leshay 2/19/23

Welcome to the Fascist State of Florida, Part II

What Rights?

Welcome to the Fascist State of Florida, Part I

Erica Leshay 6/8/22 Erica Leshay 6/8/22

Welcome to the Fascist State of Florida, Part I

COVID-19 and Culture Wars

I Don’t Have Phone Anxiety, I Just Don’t Want to Talk to You

Erica Leshay 5/12/22 Erica Leshay 5/12/22

I Don’t Have Phone Anxiety, I Just Don’t Want to Talk to You

I don’t mean not at all, just not…that way.

Erica Leshay 5/3/22 Erica Leshay 5/3/22

Neurodivergence Is Not A Superpower

“Time is an illusion and sometimes I can’t manage it for shit.”

Erica Leshay 3/7/22 Erica Leshay 3/7/22

Untitled

I am a warrior.

But I do not have a warrior's scarred hands.