fiction and musings from a gay black dude with delusions above his station
A year ago, my country failed. The failure started quite early. Rather than reject a man who began his campaign with these fateful words: “They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.” The media went out of its way to cover every belch and every fart this man uttered for a year and a half….
Still Here The bay is still here. The trees are still here. The grass and weeds are still here. Flowering succulents are still here. Dog poop left on the ground is still here. Birds, chirping, tweeting, singing, flying low over the water, diving for fish, are still here. Cars parked nearby are still here. Radios…
They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. -President-elect Donald J. Trump at his campaign launch, June, 2015 I’m weeping for my country. It has stepped decidedly backwards. Change. Hope. Progress. All dirty words. Obstructionism won the day. Now that Republicans are in charge of everything, the White House and both houses of Congress, what…
Dueling propositions occur frequently on the California ballot. We have a few of them this year. Propositions 62 and 66 both address the death penalty. Prop. 66 wants to change the appeals process for capital cases. Prop. 62 wants to get rid of the death penalty entirely. Prop. 66 starts from the premise that the…
In addition to the noisy campaign for president, in California we have propositions. Lots and lots of propositions. I have a love/hate relationship with the proposition process. I suspect most Californians feel the same way. On the one hand, propositions encourage direct democracy. The electorate has a say on issues ranging from taxes to insurance…
