Category: Pedro Senhorinha Silva
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Good Grief: Pain, Pleasure, and Possibilities
Alchemizing Grief Into Joy Through Creativity Art Turns Chaos Into Culture The poster above is for a show I am producing this Thursday, August 20, 2026. I decided to do it as a way to process the death of my youngest brother, Marcus, in December. I needed to do something with all of the grief.…
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Heaven Is the Worst Thing On Earth
Heaven as a Place Holder For Dreams Deferred One of the biggest complaints that women in romantic relationships with me have had is that it feels like I can live without them. They are right. I have never been in a relationship with anyone or anything that I wasn’t living without before they came into…
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Your “Only Black Friend” Speaks
This morning, I woke up with the question in my head, “How can I be the greatest contribution to the world today?” I know that for some, that might sound like a big question and extremely ambitious. Who am I to think that I am going to be a contribution to the world today? But…
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Everything Always Forever
NOTE: This piece was originally posted on my Substack where the majority of my writing lives right now. Beginnings, Endings, and Beginning Again Again Imagine if everything lasted forever. Not just some things. Everything. Imagine a reality where there was no death, no degradation, nothing that truly wore out or disappeared. Things might change form.…
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Dear Person Who I Am Not Talking To: An Open Letter
Why I am Writing This Someone recently complimented me for being very intentional with my words. I thanked them for noticing. But, when I did, I was reminded of how I developed this habit. This caused a twinge of grief for my child self who became hyper-vigilant on the words I used because I didn’t…
The Roofless Church 