Category Archives: Ripped from the headlines

Today’s View

Sometimes you need to hang a reminder on the wall where you’ll see it every time you look up.

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Begin News Cycle

Attack at Orlando Gay Club Kills About 20 Another shooting, another newscast soft somber tones, furrowed serious brows explaining the questions, looking at the camera. Go to live. Begin news cycle. Begin: Cue the dark street scene, many lights, people … Continue reading

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Priorities

I am in favor of people being able to use whatever bathroom suits them. Totally in favor.  This morning as I read and listened to the White House memo to schools telling them this is something all schools should do, … Continue reading

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Day 24, NaPoWriMo

Even sunlight sparks the waiting tinder •
lighting the trenches of revolution. Continue reading

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The Small and the Loud of It, Poetry Dept.

And then the closest thing to a slam sort of poem I think I’ve ever written, also written one day this week on the way to work. Continue reading

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