The Umpteenth Dog I lost hope yesterday, briefly. I have been raging with an incandescent fire for some time now over [waves hands helplessly] all the things, but especially lately the dismantling of the federal government. For all its many [many many] faults, there are so many who depend on it, on the distribution of…
Tag: politics
What Not to Say
[Written March 2023 & submitted to something that did not happen; it seems apropos now] What not to say to a sixty-ish woman whose university announced it will be closing the end of the academic year: Are you scared? I’d be an idiot if I weren’t. Will you be looking for another job? Do you…
HB Muriel: Re-Reading The Abbess of Crewe
THE ABBESS OF CREWE It is Muriel Spark’s birthday and I just re-read this so it seems apropos to write about it, too. I just re-read it for the obvious reason that it was inspired by the shenanigans of an impeached president and now we have another impeached ‘president’ who proves just as mendacious and…
Out-Create the Destruction
Thanks to the fabulous Pam Grossman mentioning this in an interview, I have been recharged by the great quote from the always delightful Tori Amos: “You have to out-create the destruction – it’s the only way.” (By the by, have you been listening to Native Invader? It’s really terrific.) I realise that this is what…