When the Parrot Talks Back, Part One
The Providential President
Posted on July 29, 2025
Image: Lieutenant Colonel George Washington kneels next to mortally wounded Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock during the Battle of Monongahela (1755); detail from a painting by Robert Griffing.
In spite of many differences, Trump like Washington has become a providential president.
Pronoun Trouble
You don’t own your name, much less any pronouns.
Doing Dishes During War
I had to prioritize principles other than survival. These included family, community, and a sense of collective responsibility.
A Tale of Two Westerns
The harsh violence of Blood Meridian and Lonesome Dove draw us in more than it repels, and the proximity of death makes the actions of its dramatis personae only more vivid and compelling to us.
Phenomenology of a Kiddie Ride
Posted on June 26, 2025
Image: Porky Pig in mid-gallop; photograph by Leann Davis Alspaugh.
Without a doubt, irony plays a large part in the phenomenon of Porky. His mere existence in a fanciful form at a restaurant that specializes in pork meats is deliciously ironic.
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