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I'm a writer and an activist who recently earned my M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Goddard College in Vermont. My thesis is a novel titled "The Joy of Fools" which takes its name from the Romanian proverb, "a change in rulers is the joy of fools."

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Cheating: 7 of 169
Called in for emergency surgery around noonA riding lawn mowerprofessionally pruned shrubscobblestone driveway leading to a three car garagea silver Mercedesa white work vana brass door knocker below a pine wreathrecently installed white carpetflat screen TV with surround soundDVD player, satellite dishLegos, Scrabble, UNO, L... More..
Health & Fitness > Disease (Other) Vitiligo: Symptoms and treatment: 2 of 13
Vitiligo is a condition that causes the body to lose melanin, the pigment that determines the color the skin. Without melanin, milky-white patches appear on the skin. The degrees of depigmentation vary. The loss of pigment begins with small patches that spread overtime to cover larger areas. Depigmentation usually occurs firs... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Essay: The satirical writing of Kurt Vonnegut: 2 of 12
Galpagos by Kurt VonnegutGalpagos tells the story of the survivors of an apocalypse. The passengers on what was supposed to be the "Nature Cruise of the Century" are stranded on the island of Santa Rosalia after their cruise ship is run aground by the incompetent Captain Adolf von Kleist. The ship, stripped down to her bare s... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing The impact of writing on social change: 2 of 10
Reflections on Ambition and Ability There is no doubt that I have a strong political bias. I have often wondered about the effect of this bias on my writing. It has been my goal these past three semesters to learn to write, to create something meaningful to myself, and hopefully something that may one day have some political... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature A life worth living in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five: 1 of 5
Billy Pilgrim is an unlikely war hero. He seems to be the most unprepared American soldier in Germany during World War II. With no helmet, no coat, no weapon and a wearing a pair of dress shoes that were missing a heel; he ambled with a humorous limp with three other soldiers behind the German line. Upon his capture, "he didn... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Remembering Richard Brautigan: 1 of 5
Violence, the deterioration of the American wilderness, poverty, and the futility of hope intersect the blithe and natural freedom of 1967 America in Richard Brautigan's novel, "Trout Fishing in America. In his satirical style, Brautigan in "The Cleveland Wrecking Yard" mocks the vices of materialism that permeate American c... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Weather: 10 of 46
Nor'easterStatic on the radio as we drive through a valley that runs through the middle of the Laurel MountainsA discussion over when to stop.Two clean smears in the slush on the windshield make the only window in the car.Snow piling up on the slow moving pick-up.In the middle of the night. More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: War: 2 of 9
Dry Bones1. I was walking through the Arizona desert and found myself at the bottom of a deep valley. The brown stone walls rose high above me, blocking out the late afternoon sun. In the shadows of the canyon walls, I discovered that the valley was full of bones. The bones were bleached white, and very dry. They made hollow... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Politics: 37 of 159
After sweeping power outages engulf the light of our freedoms,After the definition of cruel and unusual punishment has been removed from the Constitution, After the number of civilian dead remains untold, so that the spirit of outrage dies with them,After razor wire separates the hedonists from the remains of society,After e... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Childhood memories: 96 of 391
Lost Children of the AlleghenyYou know this town; it looks exactly like every other small towntucked away in the mountains of Pennsylvania.This wide spot in the road is where I used to spend my summerson a farm of a family friend, helping tend to her horses.I walk the three and a half miles to Main Streetto find that nothing ... More..