Published inILLUMINATION·PinnedWhat to wear to a voter intimidationWondering what kind of Democrat “costume” would scare a MAGA As you probably read somewhere, a federal judge has declined to bar a right-wing group “monitoring” outdoor ballot boxes in Arizona’s largest county, Maricopa, saying that to do so could violate the group’s constitutional rights. And as you’ve probably seen…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyA Tale of Tinnitus, for What It’s WorthStop, now, what’s that sound? — Nature is said to abhor a vacuum. The human ear and brain abhor silence. If auditory stimulation from the outside world is diminished, the brain and the ear will make up for it, creating phantom sounds that are usually labeled tinnitus. Though it’s often used interchangeably with “ringing in the…Music4 min readMusic4 min read
PinnedMember-onlySimplifyA playful ditty about getting back down to the real nitty gritty First, a big shout out to fellow Medium contributor Scott Vatour. …Simplicity2 min readSimplicity2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyIs this the real life? Is this just fantasy?Someone, please explain this Medium . . . to me — The more I read and explore on Medium, the more I feel as though, like Alice, I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole or stepped through the looking glass. And not just because I’ve already encountered the equivalents of the Mad Hatter, the Tweedles, the Cheshire Cat, and the Red Queen. …Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·PinnedSacramentA poem about life, death, tomatoes, product placement, and rebirth — Sacrament I want to be a sacrament When I die Mix my ashes with garden soil, Miracle Gro Put us in the plot I tilled and tended every spring Plant tomatoes — Beefsteaks, Better Boys and Brandywines Water well And when we ripen Slice us thick and lay us out good white bread slathered with mayonnaise Preferably Hellman’s, though Duke’s or Blue Pate will doPoetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·3 days agoMember-onlyA Thousand Little Deaths in AmericaLook down, look down, those lonesome roads — Not long after I returned to my home in Georgia from a road trip to east Texas to help relatives get ready for an estate sale, a friend shared an article with me that he’d read on Salon.com …America3 min readAmerica3 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Jun 1Member-onlyPlayground PoeticsA park on Timothy Road in Athens reminded… — Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·May 29Take It Off . . . Take It All OffRequiem for a once famous brand that died “Take it off . . . take it all off.” Readers of a certain age will instantly recognize those words as one of the most successful branding slogans ever — right up there with “Where’s the Beef?” …Marketing2 min readMarketing2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·May 27Member-onlyFlorida Needs a New NicknameAin’t no sunshine thanks to Ron/Ain’t no sunshine thanks to Ron In a particularly shameful upshot of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s efforts to “protect” students from exposure to the racial injustice in our history, a school in Miami Lakes restricted access to “The Hill We Climb,” the incredible poem that…Florida2 min readFlorida2 min read
May 19Member-onlyPump It UpIf electric cars are our future, why are new gas stations springing up as though internal combustion were the new frontier? OK, all you Medium.com contributors and readers, please be my “hive mind,” my oracle, my Magic 8 Ball, my Ouija Board. …Electric Vehicles4 min readElectric Vehicles4 min read
