Garry used to be the best dresser in Boston. He spent a fortune on clothing. He loved looking good. His father was a tailor and for him, a suit that fit perfectly was like a hot sports car — and… Read More ›
Day: 06/05/2020
LIFE’S A MESS SO LET’S MAKE BREAD – MARILYN ARMSTRONG
Fandango’s Provocative Question #72 From Fandango: Things are pretty screwed up right now. The world is still dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. The United States now has had almost 1.9 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 108,000 have died due… Read More ›
DID DONALD TRUMP HIDE IN A BUNKER BECAUSE HE HEARD ANTIFA WAS NEAR
Originally posted on THE SHINBONE STAR:
Americans who fought fascism during the Spanish Civil War gave birth to the Antifa movement. Donald J. Trump wants to add the anti-fascist anarchists of the loosely knit, poorly defined Antifa political movement to…
A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE: LIGHT & DARK – MARILYN ARMSTRONG
LIGHT AND DARK – A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE Garry brought me flowers. It has been a long time since he has been out long enough to buy anything. The roses smell like heaven in a vase. Such are my… Read More ›
BLACK LIKE ME – RICH PASCHALL
From the battleground, by Rich Paschall My father’s parents, my grandparents, were from rural Tennessee. They lived in Weakley County and their town was Martin. They were farmers but after World War II life there was hard and they moved… Read More ›
BELLWETHERS AND BULLIES – MARILYN ARMSTRONG
When I was a girl in elementary school, probably around fifth grade, so I must have been about 8 or 9 – I started school almost a year early. It had to do with New York state’s cutoff entry dates… Read More ›
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