28 Nov, 2022
Viral violence
In my town, Portland, Oregon, we just lost yet another person to gun violence, this time as a result of an argument over a parking spot. Seriously.
28 Nov, 2022
17 Nov, 2022
Shatter alley
Can a poem transcend fury — fury combined with helplessness? Can individual property owners join NATO?
28 Jul, 2022
The cynics’ monkey wrench
If you depart from an “us vs. them” philosophy of life, your first confrontation is likely to be with the cynics.
8 Aug, 2018
Poverty, violence and spiriutal wildfires
““They take advantage of that opportunity and they shoot into a crowd, no matter who they hit.” The news this...
18 Jul, 2018
Mixing guns and racism
“In Illinois, as in all the rest of the states, it’s legal to carry a concealed handgun, unless you’re at...