UPDATE: I've excerpted the end of her article; click the links to read the entire peice. I'm relying on the words of beloved author Barbara Kingsolver's words about what's happened to our country and where we go from here. From the Guardian 11/23/16 If we’re artists, writers, critics, publishers, directors or producers of film or television, we…
Dear Readers, Since the election on November 8 I have started and bailed on 4 posts, unable to wrap my head/thoughts/words around the election of the 45th president. I'm going to do my best to weave those aborted essays into something coherent, so I can move on. Here's Part 1. The verse is from a poem by…
This American Life commissioned some musical theater songs inspired by this unbearable election ordeal, and here's one of three (listen to the other two HERE.) This is the refrain, in the voice of President Obama. Angry? Am I angry? You ask me if I'm angry? And I'm at a loss for words. After all we've done, every battle…
I spent Election Day volunteering in Virginia, after voting in Maryland around 8:30 am. It was a cheerful crowd of neighbors, many of them friends. Our election judge told us that folks began to line up as early as 4:30 am for a 7:00 am opening. I see so much passion about voting this time around, I can't wait to see the numbers on voter turnout. After checking in at the Alexandria Headquarters I was sent on a few errands before...
