Author Archives
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And Then There Was One
“Endings need to be lived, they cannot be ordained.” ― Manil Suri, The City of Devi I know, I’m a day late but trust me, I ain’t no dollar short. I think at the end of this, you might want… Read More ›
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Into The Final Weeks of Tennessee’s General Assembly
“For All in the Family and the many shows it spawned, the generation gap merged with class distinctions as the new generation seemed less held back by class than by culture. Mature white working-class men in popular culture, therefore, would… Read More ›
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Maybe This Job Isn’t for You
“You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” — Winnie the Pooh Over the years, there have been stories that I have been reluctant… Read More ›
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Of Thin-Skinned Geniuses. And More
“He knew what he was against, but found it hard to defend what he stood for.” ― Lea Ypi, Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History What a strange week it has been – but… Read More ›
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When The Woke Get Awoken
“The facts miss the heart of the matter; to give us a clear picture, the facts need a vehicle, the anecdote” ― Tim Krabbé, The Rider I am going to ask that you allow me a touch of self-indulgence this… Read More ›
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After a Little More Thought
“I don’t want fine. Fine isn’t enough. Isn’t not about the open fire or whatever other clichés you can conjure up, but yes, I want a connection. I want you to care as much as I care. I want you… Read More ›
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The Girl is Back in Town
“I used to think that revenge was about defending one’s honor, but it turns out that honor is just spite dressed up for Sunday.” ― Cat Sebastian, The Queer Principles of Kit Webb Seems like forever since we’ve seen… Read More ›
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With Apologies to John Denver, She’s Leaving on a Jet Plane, Who Knows When She’ll Be Back Again
“I have got a daughter, whose life is already separate from mine, whose will already follows its own directions, and who has quickly corrected my woolly preconceptions of her by being something remorselessly different. She is the child of herself… Read More ›
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What are We Talking About?
“It’s an odd thing but when you tell someone the true facts of a mythical tale they are indignant not with the teller but with you. They don’t want to have their ideas upset. It rouses some vague uneasiness in… Read More ›
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What Happens When Nobody Answers the Call to Service?
“Ideas are interesting, but people are vastly more so.” ― Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails This has been another one of those weeks where we grapple with humanity. The fallout from the tragic… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 