I am L.J. Cunningham and I write about the human condition of all things personal and political.
Today, my website is nearing three years old!
What had begun as a coping skill to work and parent every day as an Ohioan has helped me more than I can verbalize.
The world I live in as a U.S. citizen has changed as much as my personal life, and I want to give back all that I’ve learned along the way.
The Narrative
When I first began building the site with a web designer, I was terrified. What is the narrative I have? What do I know? Who would possibly find it valuable in any tangible way?
My first coach, editor, and web designer helped me more than I initially realized. The problem was: it wasn’t immediately “fixable” while we still worked together. So we separated around the time I stopped working with my license and Masters in Education as a clinical mental health counselor in Ohio.
Who I Write For and WHY
When I first began writing publicly on Medium, and made a Twitter (now called “X”) account at the time, I just knew I wanted to be antiracist. I knew I wanted to make other white U.S. citizens and white people outside our borders aware of, and actionable, to stop intentionally or unintentionally, upholding white nonsense.
White nonsense, I will define thusly: it is the hate ideology placing hierarchal supremacy on lack of melanin and men being in charge. Like patriarchal nonsense, men are dominate across race and national, ethnic lines, but patriarchy is the veins to the heart of white nonsense.
So anyway, my life changed from then, till now. Today, I write for any and all who will read and understand; and for those who want to learn more about my journey for the last few years, I will be uploading videos recording these. Until then, you can read my latest post here, and find my first TikTok, here.
L.J. Cunningham Today
Quite unexpectedly, I was able to use my old TikTok account, which I began to bring awareness to Ohio’s anti-trans bills in 2021. You can see the first TikTok I ever made, here.
That, like my time on Twitter, will be used for ongoing inspiration in this space: and no where else. Moving forward, this will be my space, territory, boundary unless or until I choose other mediums.
My creativity has been growing since I quit working in mental health. I’ve learned so much more from unexpected people, places, and platforms, that I will be intentionally posting more of it here. Rather than relying on the squeezing simmer of censorship on apps, perhaps the time has come to work on myself: and my website.
Welcome, to Earth! I am L.J. Cunningham, and I’m glad you’re here. Grab a snack, and have a seat, take a look around, and get cozy. I’ll be here awhile, so come and go as you please. You may also call me Lily, if you like.
Read one of my latest, What is Representative Democracy in the United States? here.
