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I write about current issues, often using metaphors, allegories, etc.
Oct 22, 2023
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Felling Giants
On the new world order
Jan 10
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When the Shelter Closes
On the opening (and closing) of an emergency shelter in the Quad Cities
Dec 14, 2025
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box of sound
The leaves are falling and my heart is quaking.
Nov 18, 2025
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Sonder
(copied and pasted from Word document to preserve formatting)
Nov 4, 2025
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Wind-Up Toy
Reflecting on the year after a once-in-a-lifetime trip down the Mississippi River
Oct 12, 2025
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Knife Edge
For at least the past decade, it’s been common in this country to hear some version of ‘Things have to get worse before they get better.’
Sep 18, 2025
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What's it to ya?
On 9/11, to someone somewhere in this country
Sep 12, 2025
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I write about housing and all kinds of social and political issues as well as short works of fiction and musings about everyday life.
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