Originally published in Shawnee News, a middle school newspaper (June, 1999)
The question in this article’s headline is not going to be answered. The fact of the matter is, there may never be such an answer, for how can you explain the events in Littleton, Colorado? Or Jonesboro, Arkansas? Or Springfield, Oregon?... Read Original Article
This is the first movie review that I ever had published. It appeared in the June 1999 edition of “Shawnee News,” the school newspaper of “Shawnee Middle School” in Easton, PA. Its title was simply, “Movie Review.”
To better understand who I was as a human being when I wrote this article, I highly recommend this piece I wrote in my career as a Salon Magazine staff writer (2016-Present) on October 2, 2021 (“Bullied, autistic and obsessed with presidents: How the 2000 presidential election changed my life”):
“Life is Beautiful,” starring Italian actor Roberto Benigni, is an outstanding film.... Read Original Article
This is the story of how I was assaulted and given a concussion by members of the Lehigh Valley Tea Party on February 3, 2022. They never told me why, but I had been invited to the event and was attacked shortly after one of the members saw one of my Salon articles.... Read Original Article
“Bad day? Kill yourself. Heart broken? Kill yourself. Parking ticket? Kill yourself.”
When Dean (Nadine Crocker) utters this line in the 2022 film “Cont;nue,” it is with a wry, glib and darkly self-aware gallows humor. In lesser stories, that approach might be a mere stylistic affect, but anyone who has been suicidal, is suicidal and/or knows suicidal people can instantly recognize the authenticity in that line.... Read Original Article
My Introduction… to Medium (as shown on medium.com):
On Feb. 3rd of this year, an attorney named Tom Carroll physically attacked me. He wasn’t alone; two other men helped him, but I don’t know their names.
I do know this: I suffered a concussion, and still have symptoms today.
I also know this: A little more than a year ago, Carroll promised to be a fake elector for President Donald Trump during the 2020–2021 coup attempt.... Read Original Article
Today marks a sad occasion. Exactly 136 years ago, a veteran who was injured serving his country during the Civil War was humiliated by a president… a man who had hired a substitute.
The Civil War veteran was Alfred Denny. During his time of service, he was thrown forward on his horse and injured his side against the saddle.... Read Original Article