Dateline: Early evening of Wednesday August 24, 2022; Wake Forest, North Carolina. I’m the only “rooster” in a room full of angry “white hens”. The occasion was an author event with Catherine McKenzie discussing her just released book Please Join Us. Trust me, there is a political lesson/observation if you read on. Continue reading Angry White Women
Tag Archives: John Grisham
For The Most Part Ordinary
Late Tuesday afternoon I got the word that Major League Baseball had cancelled the first two weeks of the regular season. That sort of set the tone for this political article with a bit of a philosophy of a famous novelist thrown in at the end. (He is my closer today.)
A Gift That Is Really Plural
Today is the first day of winter, this is the last article I will publish before the last minute Christmas gift buying frenzy and I’m deeply concerned for America. Juxtapose all those things and in my mind I have the basis of an article. Let’s explore. Continue reading A Gift That Is Really Plural
And They Wonder Why
Back in October I participated in a march against domestic violence and sexual assault that was sponsored by a non-profit whose Board I serve on. It took place in a small southern town where the organization is headquartered. It is almost stereotypical of the small southern towns that often serve as the setting in John Grisham novels. Where this one is different is that its downtown is not built around a town square bordered by the County Courthouse and attorneys’ offices. However it is the gathering place for the march and its non-verbal messages that I want to address today. Continue reading And They Wonder Why