Published in Leftovers, Again·5 days agoMember-onlySome Writers here are Real JerksMedium is paying a premium for assholes — Suffice it to say, there are some real assholes on this lot. A few months back, one jerk with the initials “J.R.” blocked me for no reason whatsoever. You can read about it here: I know, I know. …Writing5 min read
Published in Leftovers, Again·Sep 27Member-onlyVote Democrat, November 8Or kiss your American liberties good-bye forever — VOTE DEMOCRAT, NOVEMBER 8.Voting2 min read
Published in Leftovers, Again·Sep 14Member-onlyIs Mastriano ineligible?Does the 14th Amendment bar him from civil office? — Doug Mastriano is a retired Army colonel, who has served in the Pennsylvania Legislature as a state senator. Doug Mastriano participated in the Insurrection of January 6, 2021. Doug Mastriano is running for Governor in Pennsylvania. Is Doug Mastriano now ineligible to serve as governor of Pennsylvania, prohibited by the…3 min read
Published in Group Therapy·Sep 13Member-onlyWelcome to Group TherapyWhy we’re here — Welcome to Group Therapy. I want to share briefly why we are here. I think it matters. A few months back, a friend of mine was suffering what many of us feel in our lives: unnoticed and unloved. She had been writing here for a while, but after publishing a…Group Therapy2 min read
Published in Leftovers, Again·Sep 11Member-onlyA 9/11 RemembranceHow heroes decide what is right — It’s been twenty-one years since we said goodbye. Twenty-one years since we watched them die. It must be asked, are you one of those Americans who have forgotten our heroes? America has forgotten the love we felt for each other that day. We have forgotten the bonds that held us…9 11 Attacks3 min read
Published in Brevity is the Soul of Wit·Sep 4Member-onlyThe Burdenfor PJ and Lloyd — No man would ever think of his love as a burden. When the woman is weak, it is time for the man to be strong, to carry more of the work, to show his undying affection even more so to the one he is partnered with through love. Any man…Pjjackelman1 min read
Published in Leftovers, Again·Sep 4Member-onlyThe Advantages of a Liberal EducationStop telling my child what to think! — My son is a cyber school student: he left normal school programming in the 4th grade as the pandemic struck and has not returned to the classroom. Between the pandemic and endless gun murders throughout our nation — and in our nation’s classrooms — no one in our family is…Liberal7 min read
Published in Brevity is the Soul of Wit·Sep 2Member-onlyTo any Republican anywhere!If you’re willing to actually admit it, that… — Republicans Are Traitors1 min readInternet memeTo any Republican anywhere!If you’re willing to actually admit it, that…----4
Published in Leftovers, Again·Sep 2Member-onlyThe Facts about what Trump tookAnd why it matters to all of us — So, we have seen this story a lot in the news the last few weeks, and many of you probably still don’t know exactly what happened, or why it is important. I will explain here in the simplest terms about what it all means. “I declassified them.” In the beginning…Politics6 min read
Published in Leftovers, Again·Aug 31Member-onlyWriting is like driving at night in the fog: you can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that wayby Timothy J. Sabo — Writing is a journey: you start out all excited with a destination in mind, and you head off — not quite sure of where you’ll end up. Over the past month, I have participated in the August Writing Challenge, the brainchild of Jennifer Burke Grehan: if you like to participate…5 min read
