Rafael Casal

A Bay Area born-and-raised left-leaning Berkeley hippie, Oakland raider, Hennessy drinking, pessimistic optimist, compulsive ranter and over-thinker. I write plays, poems, songs and stories, hoping to provoke conversations. In short, working to keep worthy art and ideas in rotation. I have my OWN, and curate to support, spread and encourage the ideas of others. Merchant of Empathy, Upworthy is the marketplace. Check out my YouTube and follow me on Twitter!