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I Am A Writer

Tuesday, 13 July 2021 Dr. Sandra Newton Leave a comment

I haven’t decided if this title should be emphasized this way—I am a writer—or this way—I am a writer.  Of…

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Posted in: Ruminations, Thoughts

Old Habits

Friday, 4 June 2021 Dr. Sandra Newton Leave a comment

            When I was in college and introduced to T. S. Eliot’s poetry, I fell in love.  Something in his…

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Posted in: Dissent, Ruminations, Thoughts

A Bad Penny

Wednesday, 2 June 2021 Dr. Sandra Newton Leave a comment

“A bad penny always turns up.”  Ugh.  I mistakenly thought that Biden’s election would mean the end of the political…

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Posted in: Dissent

Creative Writing

Sunday, 23 May 2021 Dr. Sandra Newton Leave a comment

Creative writing—fiction, poetry—like any art starts, I think, with a “gift,” a talent, a desire to create sense and meaning…

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T.S. Eliot

Monday, 17 May 2021 Dr. Sandra Newton Leave a comment

If it is possible to have a “hero” as a writer, then I choose T.S. Eliot as mine. Now being…

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Idiots

Thursday, 10 December 2020 Dr. Sandra Newton Leave a comment

You want to know who are the idiots, traitors, anti-democracy jerks who are siding with the liars (Trump), criminals (Texas…

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Posted in: Dissent, Thoughts

Heroes

Wednesday, 2 December 2020 Dr. Sandra Newton Leave a comment

The current heroes [of the so-called deep state]: Gabriel Sterling, Voting System Implementation Manager (Republican) There is also a reluctant…

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Posted in: Dissent, Ruminations

Let’s Not Forget

Wednesday, 11 November 2020 Dr. Sandra Newton Leave a comment

What will it take?  How long must we wait? I am reminded of George Santayana’s warning: “Those who do not…

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Posted in: Dissent, Thoughts

Shame

Tuesday, 10 November 2020 Dr. Sandra Newton Leave a comment

The election is over.  By all accounts, no matter what is done from this point forward, the result will remain…

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I Can’t Breathe

Monday, 1 June 2020 Dr. Sandra Newton Leave a comment

The police kneel on my neck I can’t breathe The corona virus invades my lungs I can’t breathe I can’t…

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Posted in: Dissent, Racism

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