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Proud to Be Politically Correct

Proud to Be Politically Correct

Proud to Be Politically Correct

Political correctness has been linked to weakness and unAmericanism. This is stupid.

Jan 1, 20221 min read

I Wish I Was a Poet

I Wish I Was a Poet

I Wish I Was a Poet

I wish I was a poet because only poetry remains to convey the depth of my fear. All the prose has been used up. Trite from exposure. If I...

Jan 1, 20222 min read

I Never Threw Up on the Bus (A Memoir)

I Never Threw Up on the Bus (A Memoir)

I Never Threw Up on the Bus (A Memoir)

When I was six-years-old I rode a bus to school. It was a big, creaky, yellow bus, ancient even in 1957. It was always damp and smelled...

Jan 1, 20223 min read

Two Things I Learned

Two Things I Learned

Two Things I Learned

I learned two things when Trump became president. First, my government will not protect me. Should a president reveal him- or herself to...

Jan 1, 20221 min read

Chump Change (A Memoir)

Chump Change (A Memoir)

Chump Change (A Memoir)

Summer, 1980

Jan 1, 20223 min read

My Slaves

My Slaves

My Slaves

Buckingham County, in central Virginia, is known for nothing more than its picturesque countryside: rolling hills, green pastures cleared fr

Jan 1, 20223 min read

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