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Fruited Plain
It’s incredible that in the land of the free and the home of the brave that a regular person can’t go to a grocery store in the middle of a pandemic without getting shot and killed. I heard there were people who got shot… Continue Reading “Fruited Plain”
Smoke Sense
The tide is turning. Who would’ve thought that Walmart and Kroger would be leading the way? In case you missed it, both issued statements today that they would no longer permit open carry of guns in their stores. Walmart went further to say it… Continue Reading “Smoke Sense”
Don’t Sing That Song
I wrote this three years ago. I still feel the same. I cannot fathom the sorrow that the Sandy Hook parents felt about their children. And I am still so sorry.
Watching San Bernardino
Here’s how I feel tonight. I feel like it’s 1955. The polio vaccine has just been invented. People are dying from polio. Kids are in iron lungs. My sister is upstairs in her bedroom and the doctor keeps coming and going and my parents… Continue Reading “Watching San Bernardino”
Another Day After
My anger meter is broken. Mute. Flat. Dead. Like a lot of people. Ours is the world of the body count. Nine doesn’t impress like twelve does, students don’t impress like people at bible study. None impresses like the first thirteen at Columbine when… Continue Reading “Another Day After”
Orbiting Zorkon: Gun Violence in Milwaukee
The parts of our city where all the shootings go on has become another planet. We orbit reluctantly, wishing that something sunnier was our gravitational force. Not violence and death and children dying on playgrounds because two young men made each other angry. Today… Continue Reading “Orbiting Zorkon: Gun Violence in Milwaukee”
Face It
We are all just sitting ducks. If you are uncomfortable with that, I’m sorry. You’re on your own. No one is going to protect you. You might have thought someone was going to protect you but you were wrong. Maybe this is what the… Continue Reading “Face It”
Sorry a Year Later
Like many nights, I was having a tough time getting a start on this blog post. I’d started a piece about apology, wishing that a person I know who I think ought to apologize to a lot of people probably never will and wondering… Continue Reading “Sorry a Year Later”
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