Allow me to introduce myself...

The start of this publication is dedicated to my grandfather on my mother’s side. For all these years I thought his mindless rambling about life, women, Amerikkka, and Black people were from all the years of hard drugs, and paranoia from being on FBI watchlists, took a toll on his mental. But here I am at the ripe age of 23, also about to commit to my own mindless ramblings about the same things. Baba is definitely crazy, but aren’t we all?

I don’t think the world really needs my words or laments, but oh well. This is what happens when the incessant thoughts take too much space up there. This is equal parts depressive Charles Bukowski meets nihilistic Fight Club meets the romantic musings of Ted Mosby, with a splash of social anxiety and not being too black enough but definitely not white. Drink up. On this nether realm of the web I’ll share my thoughts, poetry, prose, and excerpts from my stories or scripts. Feels good to finally be posting these things in a sane format, and not into the void on my twitter.

Black Misanthrope is sort of a creative pseudonym but also how I would describe the current arc of my life. Take Larry David from Curb, age him down about 50 years, make him blacker and maybe a bit more attractive (unless bald Jewish me are your thing) and you’d get me. Black - of the very darkest color owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white. Misanthrope - a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society. To be black in this world is to be at the complete opposite, the avoidance of the ruling white society.

Pretentious enough yet? We’re just getting started. Still trying to discern if this is truly me writing this or a character I’m inventing as I go. When does Krshna end and the Misanthrope begin? (Parents if you ever stumble upon this, this is most definitely a character and not the kid you raised <3) I’m also going to be attaching photos that inspire me or go with what I’m feeling because I cannot draw to save my life. If this gets one follower or somehow I become a cult leader because of this substack, I hope whoever you are dear reader, bear with me.

Sante!