Dear President Trump, I didn’t put it quite this way, but yesterday I argued that we need to keep our eyes and ears trained on the robust strands of truth reported by Mueller and his team that all point to high crimes and misdemeanors well worthy of impeachment. I also reminded myself that we need … Continue reading The silver lining of long wait-lists for anti-racism workshops
Silver Linings
Happy New Year
Dear President Trump, I think you’d probably count me among ‘the haters’ that you so generously wished a Happy New Year this morning, so thank you (I guess) – it’s a smidge better than telling us to ‘eat shit and die,’ which really was the very clear subtext. Last year I told you that I … Continue reading Happy New Year
Facts matter
Dear President Trump, If sending these letters to you were contingent on anything, today would be a skip day for me. I’m just wrung out and so thoroughly disgusted with you and your administration I’d really rather spit nails at you then write you. But this letter writing practice is not contingent on anything, not … Continue reading Facts matter
The moral arc of the universe is pretty dang bumpy
Dear President Trump, Because I am, in part, using this exercise of writing to you every day to record what I’m noticing and thinking, I want to tell you about another cool bird action I saw yesterday morning in our backyard. We’ve let our little postage stamp area of grass “go meadow” so there are … Continue reading The moral arc of the universe is pretty dang bumpy
A magical Christmas
Dear President Trump, Have you had a happy holiday? I hope so for our sake. Given that everyone around you seems desperate to keep you content and on an even keel, I imagine there was some serious holiday engineering at your house today. Who was in charge of running the show? John Kelly or Melania? … Continue reading A magical Christmas
Let’s have holidays on our own terms
Dear President Trump, Did the Ghost of Real Life visit you last night? If so, whose dishes did you do? It would be good for you to visit different families across the country and the world, especially those dealing with war, drug gangs, and famine. You could, of course, walk to the White House kitchen … Continue reading Let’s have holidays on our own terms
Thank you
Dear President Trump, Yesterday I opted to use my character count to send you the text of the prayer I read aloud in church so I couldn’t tell you how it went. I’ll start by saying that as I’ve considered again the possibility of putting these letters out in the public forum, the 10/29 letter … Continue reading Thank you
Grace abounds
Dear President Trump, When I got home tonight Laura said a woman from church called to ask for our address. She explained to Laura that she feels badly about how she treated me after the service yesterday and wants to send an apology. Isn't that a nice outcome? If you were reading my letters you'd … Continue reading Grace abounds
No gloss gratitude
Dear President Trump, Thanksgiving is probably the most prominent one-must-pretend-one-is-happy-and-grateful day of the calendar year in the US and I haven't done very well with the charade this time around. How have you done? How about Barron and Melania? They didn't look too thrilled as you all were heading to whatever your transport was from … Continue reading No gloss gratitude
The light was beautiful
Dear President Trump, I took a couple of hours off from work this afternoon to make piecrusts and to have a more relaxed entry into the holiday tomorrow. On the drive home the light was beautiful. It had stopped raining but the sky was still dark, dark grey out to the East and the sun … Continue reading The light was beautiful
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