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For Maya Angelou: “The Caged Bird Sings” [by Hollis Robbins]
As we say farewell to Maya Angelou we should also note the genesis of the book she is most well known for, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The line is of course from…
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No Martyrs by [Amanda J. Bradley]
I loathe the attitude of martyrdom I see in some women and in myself. I remember seeing a video of Axl Rose back in the day wearing a tee shirt with the word MARTYR…
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But I MEANT to Write it that Way! [by Charles Coe]
In my younger days I worked as a house painter. When I told the general contractor I was done with a job, he’d walk around the site with the client to make a list…
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Relativism in Reading [by Amanda J. Bradley]
Famously, Billy Collins in his poem “Introduction to Poetry,” laments that all students want to do “is tie the poem to a chair with rope / and torture a confession out of it.” He’s…
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“Commercial Engagement” [by J. B. Fredkin]
There is a woman on TV and I careabout what she’s selling. Pets areinvolved, wildlife, maybe the earth.In any event we’re moments away from something. A red steam enginepumps under my sternum, drives meto…
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The Wilderness Within: My Sustainable New York City Tour [by John Lane]
I just returned from a weekend visit with our two sons who live in Brooklyn. On first glance I'm one of those tourists New Yorkers disdain, looking around, taking notes and pictures, slowing down…
