The Gilded Presidency

The Gilded Presidency

      “The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” Thucydides It’s been fifty years since I studied the history of western civilization at Stanford. My professor, E. Berkeley Tompkins, wrote Anti-Imperialism in the United States: The Great Debate,...
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall

       Donald Trump and the Evil Queen in Snow White share two overriding traits: their psychological narcissism and their penchant for retribution. You may think it’s strange to have a fairy-tale-like character as President of the United States but it is what it is....
No Kings Day – Convergence, Divergence

No Kings Day – Convergence, Divergence

         No Kings Day – Convergence, Divergence Religious awakenings or revivals often coincide with and sometimes bolster authoritarian political leadership and concentrated business power. The Founders of our early Republic, especially Jefferson and Madison, argued...
The Wild Mushroom Cookbook

The Wild Mushroom Cookbook

  One of the advantages of being an author is the opportunity to exchange books with other authors. I recently exchanged my new book of short stories, Pieces of Time (exclusively available at Gallery Books in Mendocino for now) with Alison Gardener’s The Wild...
The Crossing

The Crossing

 During this dark time of ICE raids, I decided to repost this poem/story I posted back in 2016. It’s based on a true story told to me by a friend I met in Oaxaca Mexico. [FYI: Read about my newly published book of short stories HERE] The Crossingfor my friend,...