Protesters don’t carry AK47s, wave swastika flags, or block ambulances. Some people would call them terrorists. I call them Koch brothers shills. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/the-lockdown-backlash-may-be-the-new-tea-party-movement.html Whatever you call them, it’s the usual right wing thrust: undermine trust in government, at a moment... Read More

Hark, the fast ebbing debate over our anachronistic electoral college. Let’s all pretend for a moment that we understand the actual mechanisms of our little experiment in democracy. Ask yourself how we got saddled in the first place with this unwieldy intermediary... Read More

Dear Esteemed Reader,  If it seems a long while since I last raised objections here, that is a true perception. (False perceptions abound, just turn on the news. Honestly, it’s like we are auditioning for laughingstock of the world.) As you... Read More

Dear Poet,  All work and no play makes Jack a dull, dull boy. Julia Cameron tells artists to take a day each week and refresh themselves. She calls this an Artist’s Date. We writers would do well to heed her... Read More

Dear Reader, Welcome to Curmudgeon’s Corner. From time to time I will post here the missives of fellow poet and all-around-opiner, Curmudgeon. Curmudgeon has no small opinions, and believes life is too short to curb one’s enthusiasm. Please don’t write... Read More

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