Over a Barrel

Given where the country's at right now, I'm a bit over a barrel, in that I'm never out of things to write about, but it's galling when my jaundiced perspective about life in our country is validated by current events.

That said, while I still can, I'm going to write about what interests me, and hope the journey's worth it for anyone who reads me. I'm a writer. It's what I do best. Ergo, I'll keep on writing to get through it all.

There is a lot I could write/talk about here, but suffice to say it'll be in my books. You'll know my mind if/when you read them. If you've read me before, you already know.

My body of work to date is full of those observations, attitudes, and perspectives. For a thinking, feeling American writer, it's impossible not to address what we see. That's what artists do. It's why the arts threaten the bad guys -- unflinching looks at the past, the present, and the future threaten the baddies. Just as envisioning brighter worlds does, too.

I'll continue doing what I do, but feel that I'll be even less present on social media than I have been before, depending on how things turn out. The only solace I hold close to me is that I didn't vote for the monstrosity, so whatever happens, it was in spite of my vote, not because of it.

Here's some music for you...

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