By Kelly Flynn I am nine years old, a skinny bit of a thing, and as I step onto the creaky wooden porch of the quaint little building with the A-frame roof, I nearly stagger under the weight of the pile of books clutched in my arms. And I experience again what I experience … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2016
Here’s a dumb thought: Maybe Trump’s simply not that smart
I don’t ask this as someone who wouldn’t vote for Donald Trump at the point of a gun, not even if he were running against a Chia pet. I really don’t. I also don’t ask it in a lame attempt to be funny or sarcastic. I mean this seriously: Is Trump stupid? I ask because … [Read more...]
This week’s Auchtoon: The complicated issue of race
In her later years, my wife's grandmother suffered from dementia. She was the same extraordinarily sweet, wonderful person she always had always been, but her short-term memory faded and her filter disappeared. For a time she lived with my wife's family. Their formal dining room … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the Democratic National Convention edition
Come Heller high water … the Democratic convention edition Sorry, Republicans, the Dems are kicking your tushies on this convention business. Yes, theirs started off like the stars of “Dumb and Dumber” were running the show. (I mean, my god, how could they even have … [Read more...]
The Monday Brenda: Dear social media, dial down the politics, wouldja?
I don't want to wish away the summer - but I'm going to be really, really happy when November gets here. I hate to wish for the olden days, but honestly, if nothing else makes me nostalgic, politics certainly does. The political atmosphere is killing me. I'm so sick of … [Read more...]
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