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POLITICAL POETRY – THIS WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct. 3 – Oct. 9, 2010 Sun Oct. 3, 2010- Rand and FOX Share Views Rand Paul debates Jack Conway on FOX News,Rand to change Social Security rulesBut for now, he tempers his far right views,Thinking his … Continue reading
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POETIC LICENSE – THE WEEK IN REVIEW
Sept. 26 –Oct., 2 Sunday, Sept. 26 – A Combative Politician He’s a fighter, this Carl PaladinoHe doesn’t hesitate to play down low,Tries to hide affair and his own love childBy making false accusations quite wild,Threatens to take … Continue reading
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RepubliCants Now Saying No To Their Ownselves
This election day was greeted by the news that the Newt was more of weasel than a lizard with a piece in the rightwing National Review Online that reveal Gingrich’s strange obsession with President Obama and a kooky theory … Continue reading
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Remains of the Daze
Like many authors who survive by shameless self-promotion, I have created one of those ticklers on Google that emails me an alert whenever something turns up or over that involves me in some way or the other—which is how … Continue reading
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Remembering Labor Day
When I was a young boy, my father, a union organizer and member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO, would take us to Labor Day picnics organized, sponsored and enthusiastically financed by the union. As I grew … Continue reading
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Beware
Beware the confidence Of sheer incompetence And outright ignorance.
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Leaving London
After spending a few days in London, including a wonderful weekend with friends as part of a conference at East London University, I am back in the woods north of Boston and slowly adapting to Eastern Standard Time and unseasonably … Continue reading
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Raising a Ruckus
Wow, what a day Saturday turned out to be. River Ruckus, a celebration of and on the Merrimack River at Haverhill, MA, started as early as 8 a.m. with artists, writers, performers and vendors arriving to set up their … Continue reading
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Shameless Self-Promotion
Saturday, the 14th, will find me at the Haverhill River Ruckus celebration in Haverhill, MA, where I will be signing books and chatting with some of the 5,000 to 10,000 visitors expected to attend this all day exposition and celebration … Continue reading
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The Dystopian Paradox of Utopia
Although the genre of Ringing Out, the short story currently featured on this site, is science fiction, it owes its progeny to the Medieval morality plays popular in the 15th and 16th centuries. In these plays, the protagonist … Continue reading
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