Politics

An Open Letter To the President-Elect

I don't usually write political posts on this blog, because 1) I don't want to be castigated, 2) I don't want to divert from writing about happier things, and 3) I don't want to turn away from writing about books and the writing life. But, I have to write this letter...

Thoughts Define Us

All that we are is the result of what we have thought--Buddha I wish that more people would think before they speak or act. Whether it's political discourse (my fingers want to type "discord") where we listen to people calling each other names or it's an overheard...

NPR and Me

I had been working on an essay about voting, spin, not believing what candidates say, and checking facts when one of my colleagues at Valley Writers suggested I send it in to our local NPR station, WVTF. At first, I was sceptical, but the more I thought about it, I...