untitled poem
(Part of a thread to share poems or poetry-adjacent writing, as discussed here .) We cannot say how this cascading wreck of complacent...
Jan 18, 20251 min read


Goodbye to Pat Robertson, Hello to the Falwells’ Pool Boy
For the New Year, let’s recall two milestones on the Christian Right from the past year. One of the key architects of that movement, Pat...
Jan 2, 20244 min read


Dog! How F*cked Up Is You?: Trump and His "Stans"
This is to share and make a smallish comment about a jaw-dropping image that I've just seen, fresh in my newsfeed from Nation magazine....
Jan 17, 20213 min read


Trying to Reason with a Swing State Republican
Counting my home in East Tennessee and a small summer cabin in Wisconsin in an old pasture where my Mom grew up, I have four Senators and...
Jan 13, 20214 min read
Another Day in America
“Ah, America. We saw it. We tipped it over, and then we sold it.” One of many unforgettable lines burned into my soul by this Laurie...
Jan 7, 20215 min read


This Music Needs to Go Viral Right Now
Just heard this new music on Sirius Radio’s Outlaw Country station. This is what music needs to be now. Thank you, Buddy and Julie! P.S....
Sep 14, 20201 min read