In the aftermath of President Obama’s election in 2008, I spent a good amount of time on YouTube checking out… Read more Time to Change the National Anthem – Trevor Seigler
Author: Ed Simon
“Before Things Get Rough” and “Mothers” -JT Williams
Before Things Get Rough -after Denise Duhamel Why shouldn’t Mary be the world’s “only smiling Virgin?” No terrible two’s no… Read more “Before Things Get Rough” and “Mothers” -JT Williams
Critters of American Folklore – Jerry Dennis
When I was fourteen years old, some older guys in the neighborhood invited me to join them on a hunting… Read more Critters of American Folklore – Jerry Dennis
Reflections on Flags (Confederate and otherwise) – Jonathan Sawday
I have a minor interest in vexillology – a cross over from my sailing career, where flags have played (and still play)… Read more Reflections on Flags (Confederate and otherwise) – Jonathan Sawday
On the NFL: National Football Liability – Trevor Seigler
It occurs to me that the NFL is a mirror reflection of what America is, what it stands for, and… Read more On the NFL: National Football Liability – Trevor Seigler
If Emily Dickinson Went Camping – Lynn Levin
Poetry is not a big tent. It is an encampment with lots of little tents in which souls select their… Read more If Emily Dickinson Went Camping – Lynn Levin
King of the Road: An Englishman on Route 50 – Jonathan Sawday
This summer, Jonathan Sawday, an Englishman living in St. Louis, MO, decided to attend a party in San Francisco. He chose to drive there (and back) on his own. Here’s how the trip panned out.
Kerouacking: A Failed Project in Four Movements – Jamey Gallagher
Jamey Gallagher revisits Jack Kerouac anew.
The Non-Apotheosis of Tom Paine – Ed Simon
Tom Paine however didn’t believe in gods, and so he was just a man, sometimes a flawed one, and because of that he deserves our love.
Master of Atlantis: Charles Portis, the South’s Salinger? – Trevor Seigler
Trevor Seigler searches for Charlis Portis, “True Grit” author and the “Southern Salinger.”
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