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I am a freelance writer and editor living in Fort Bragg, California. I have been writing creatively in some manner since I was six or so; I remember attempting to write a novel about cats on my mother's Apple IIc. I find Native American Studies and US history

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The house at the end of the lane: 1 of 15
The house was stout. Fat timbers supported the sagging thatch roof like immobile monoliths. The mud-brick walls had holes, but still retained an air of heavy strength. Empty casement windows gaped in blind horror. The front door, a slab of oak three inches thick and bound with iron bands, lay in the sticky mud, cast aside an... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres Classic fantasy films of the 60s: 1 of 7
Disney's 1967 animated film, The Jungle Book, is an artifact from a past cultural period in the United States. As with many cultures, the particular expressions, including deviance, of society are articulated through art. By using The Jungle Book as an art artifact, a cultural anthropologist may be able to discern certain de... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Racism in America: 32 of 130
No single topic of conversation is more nuanced or complex as the issue of race in the United States. Books and articles have been published in enough quantity regarding racial issues that a dedicated collector could very well assemble an exhaustive, but still lacking, library. Within any conversation of race in the United S... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 US elections 2008: Obama's oratory makes him presidential: 1 of 4
A particular joy of studying United States history is to read, and hear recordings of, speeches by American political leaders. Out of the hundreds of individuals who have served in Congress, as President, on the Supreme Court, or as social activists, only a handful of men and women stand as singularly grandiloquent. Most spe... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism How are ethnic minorites portrayed in the media: 3 of 9
Native Americans are often shown is a wide variety of images. Many of these depictions reinforce stereotypes of American Indians. Indians wear buckskins and feathers; they are unintelligent brutes; they attack peaceful white settlers; they are fading anachronisms of the western landscape. The consistent image, however, of Na... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Tribal sovereignty: The hidden dangers for all Americans: 1 of 3
Native Americans are granted a nation-to-nation relationship in the Constitution. A nation-to-nation relationship is one where two sovereign nation-states interact as equals, for example the relationship between Canada and the US. Concentrated primarily in the West, the US maintains relationships with 562 recognized Indian t... More..
Sports & Recreation > Baseball History A look at the 1930s baseball scene: 1 of 1
If a more turbulent and dynamic period of time existed in the United States after the Civil War, then arguably the Great Depression is a contender for the title. The breadth and depth of social and political transformations across the country, mixed in the crucible of economic despair, is remarkable. While on the one hand, i... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Caught in the middle: 4 of 4
Rennet walked along Franklin Street, enjoying the brief summer sunshine. With a few exceptions, Fort Bragg was a miserable assignment. It was too far south to get the full Pacific Northwest moisture, but managed to stay damp for a great deal of the year. It was a treasure for mushroom hunters, both legitimate and illicit. On... More..