Reader/Writer. Fiction in EPOCH, @IndianaReview, @sewaneereview, @thenormalschool, @JukedMagazine, South Carolina Review, etc. Imported from New Hampshire.
You should also read "Pigeon Feathers"-- it is amazing to see how, as a young writer in his early 20's, Updike was already writing some of his very best, most subtle work. John believed, unlike many of his contemporaries, that life was to be celebrated, visually, aesthetically, in the most mundane ways as in the transcendental; that is why some (of us) describe settings so exactly & lovingly, because a kind of spirit abides in places.
I don’t think the average liberal understands how insanely, ridiculously easy it would be to thwart the republicans if there existed a party that wanted to.
It’s cool that Trump is one of the Most Guilty Men of All Time, and it doesn’t matter, and the Senate Dems still rolled over for him like they always do. It’s awesome.
So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates— scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend’s or relative’s accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated , uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the “most wealthy person in the world.”
Oil is the most Lovecraftian thing that actually exists. You're telling me that there's a black ichor under the earth, made from the ancient dead, whose burning can realize all the dreams of man but only at the price of slowly returning the earth to its primordial state?
No Kings? How about no insurance companies? No medical debt. No student loan debt. Term limits. Affordable housing. The full Epstein list. Cheaper gas. Affordable housing. A livable planet. A living wage. An end to genocide. Some basic fucking humanity.