Tag Archives: Donald Trump
AN OPEN LETTER TO JOE BIDEN
Dear Vice-President Biden, I’m sure you have many advisors around you, calculating the best way for you to win the presidency. While I have no qualifications in this area, I did watch my father become Governor of California when
A PLEA TO HILLARY CLINTON
In February 2017, Hillary Clinton wrote me a letter. She apologized for her “delayed acknowledgement” but wanted to thank me for a piece I’d posted on my website in August 2016, titled An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton. In the
AN OPEN LETTER TO GRETA THUNBERG
Dear Greta, You’ve obviously gotten under the very thin skin of some people who aren’t interested in saving the planet. Someone on Fox News called you “mentally ill,” Laura Ingraham said you reminded her of Stephen King’s “children of the
ABOUT 9/11
In my new novel, The Wrong Side of Night, 9/11 serves as the backstory. The main character’s father and brother died on that day, with none of their remains ever found. We discover part way through the novel, however, that
WHAT MAKES TRUMP HAPPY
Many years ago, I knew a woman who had escaped an abusive husband. But not before he beat her numerous times, usually where the bruises and abrasions wouldn’t show. She never wore short sleeved or sleeveless tops because her
THE ONES WHO LAUGHED
Is anyone surprised that Donald Trump verbally attacked a victim of sexual assault? The surprise came days ago when he responded to a question about Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony in a measured, civil tone. But it was only a
THE QUICKSAND OF CRUELTY
In keeping with the bombastic cruelty of Donald Trump, who has no problem going after a disabled journalist, a gold-star family, women, immigrants, and anyone who criticizes him, an aid named Kelly Sadler has now hit a new low by
ARE YOU SCARED YET?
If you’re an American citizen and are not yet frightened about the future of our country, then — I’m sorry — but I think something is wrong with you. The President of the United States is, by all accounts, beside
MEN WHO BEAT WOMEN
In the Nineties, I dated a man whose hands frightened me. He didn’t raise them in anger to hit me, but he had battered me so thoroughly emotionally and psychologically that I always kept an eye on his hands, suspecting
THE TRAITOR IN CHIEF
You know things are bad when you can find some positive things to say about Richard Nixon in comparison to the current president. But that’s where I, and many others, are at. Richard Nixon, despite his now infamous claim that