In the Army Now: The Greg Drobny Saga
One man's account of joining the Armed Forces to defend the American way of life.
Driving Home From Mother’s House: A Poem
As I drove through the bower
of old oak trees
scanning 68th and 20th avenues northeast
I was scared by the moon.
Christopher Hitchens on Letters to a Young Contrarian
"I personally believe that there is a clash of civilizations. I don't see why people are so reluctant to adopt this view. I think it's because they wish there were not… since there is one, let it be well-conducted on our side."
The Paralyzed Apocalypse: A Poem
Our posit on a curled hook, hanging straight like slaughtered beef in lockers of our chosen chill. Our sins and organs all contained. The cows had no choice. And I lament our still lives on their way to death. We shut down music in the mid-stream of a song. (Unwind, is all) we often say. …
Andrea Barrett
"I know really good writers who live in New York City and work, but I can't. If I stayed there for five or six years, would I find a way to carve out a ritual solitude? Probably, yes. I am a writer; I'd find a way to do it."
The Inner Life and the Social World in the Work of James Baldwin
What unified Baldwin's vision and made him unique were his great intelligence and his great passion; they informed, reflected, and expressed each other.
While You Were Out
While you were out the world exploded, and I, at the time, was home, so I will be gone by the time you return.
Ilan Stavans
"This whole issue of Latino, Hispanic or the sub-categories, Cuban-American or Mexican-American announces or establishes that we are so involved in shaping an identity. Using language as a category is a way to say who we are in front of a mirror. But in the end, words are perishable."
Prostitution Must Be Legalized: A Former Sex Worker’s Opinion
Prostitution must be legalized. If a person feels their best career opportunity is in the sex industry, it should be their right to pursue that line of work. Many well-educated, well-intentioned people have told me that it's in a sex worker's best interest for prostitution to be illegal, because legalizing it condones and legitimizes it. …
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Haiku: “The Summer River…”
The Summer River Although there is a bridge, my horse goes through the water