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A Page Out of the American Playbook
When we say “evil” is at work, that a “force of evil” killed the children and their teachers in Texas this week, we absolve ourselves of any responsibility for action. Evil implies something bigger than we can manage and something … Continue reading
Speak In. Speak Out
This is the time to mobilize your righteous indignation. Put all that practice from your formative years to good use: Marching around the square chanting “Hey hey, ho ho, racism has got to go.” Attending workshops on “safe sex” (Remember … Continue reading
No Words, Only Tears
You know that feeling behind your eyes, the tightness, the stretching. A heaviness sitting between your ribs, preventing you from really getting a good breath. That’s what Wednesday did to me. Another domestic terrorist let loose his hatred and murdered … Continue reading
Cry Us A River
The juxtaposition of two events this past week troubles me. Early in the week, the internet positively exploded with photos of Rene Zellweger. Who is this? She’s practically unrecognizable! She clearly had work done! Let’s grab a plastic surgeon and … Continue reading
Driven to Tears
Moments of solitude killed her. Slowly, over the two years of her confinement. One day speaking her mind, speaking her truth, spewing forth acid. The acid burned and they took her. In the night. (Women are always taken … Continue reading
“We Grow Accustomed to the Dark”
Here is a poem inspired by a line from Emily Dickinson: “We grow accustomed to the dark.” The first line is hers, the rest mine. ———————- We grow accustomed to the dark. Slowly over time, the shadows creep. Winding into … Continue reading
Into the Arena: Arming our Children for Life
I opened my computer yesterday morning to check email and the Comcast headlines assaulted me. Developing story. Stabbing rampage at a high school. I had two thoughts initially: 1) Oh no. Here we go again. 2) Thank goodness it wasn’t … Continue reading