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Norman Mailer Remembered
Norman Mailer Remembered By David Daniel A while back, in one of my classes, I mentioned Norman Mailer. Several students chorused: “Who’s Norman Mailer?” Which surprised me. This is a class at the state university. I thought for a moment, and said, “He’s a thinking man’s Bukowski.” This got nods.…
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Original artwork from Chath pierSath
Read More »Boarding School Blues, chapter 3
Boarding School Blues By Louise Peloquin Chapter 3: Readying Summer was coming to an end and back-to-school preparation topped Maman’s agenda. Blanche helped her mother take the inventory of the leftover school supplies. How many number two pencils, ball point pens, erasers, copybooks, loose-leaf sheets and folders could they salvage…
Read More »President Franklin Pierce: The Lowell Connection
President Franklin Pierce: The Lowell Connection Thanks to Juliet Mofford for her excellent story (posted yesterday) about President Franklin Pierce and the tragic death of his son, Benny. While many probably knew that Pierce was from New Hampshire (the only president from our neighboring state), few may realize that Pierce’s…
Read More »The Train Wreck That Derailed a President
The Train Wreck That Derailed a President by Julie Mofford “The burden of guilt I carry for a public career that destroyed my family will haunt me as long as I live.” – Franklin Pierce – Our 14th President Franklin Pierce, (1853 to 1857), had close ties to the…
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Recalling the 2000 Presidential Election
The extra-Constitutional drama that accompanied yesterday’s procedural (as opposed to adjudicatory) counting of state electoral votes by Congress made me recall the contested presidential election of 2000. Here is an essay I wrote back then. It is in two parts: one before the outcome was determined; another afterwards. Remember as…
Read More »New Poem by Marie Louise St. Onge
Epiphany Marie Louise St.Onge It’s time to remove what has grown into an overstatement despite its simple beginnings when you mindfully, with each in-breath, placed each white light on the intended branch just before the snow fell and the temperature dove to a lower more chafing number. When you consciously…
Read More »Linda Hoffman: Welcoming the New Year
On her Apples, Art and Spirit blog, artist and orchardist has a new post welcoming the New Year.
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