This Week's Writing 12/6/25
Everything is still horrible. But the kitty is beatific.
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Here’s what I published this week.
Politics
Trump melts down on Thanksgiving. (Public Notice)
TPUSA threatends the free speech of trans people. (EIH)
Hegseth has already faced consequences…though not enough. (EIH)
Cultural Criticism
Seamus Heaney and the downsides of Great Poets. (EIH)
Getting confused by John Ashbery. (EIH)
The music of Charlie Louvin and the devil, aka his brother. (EIH)
Poetry
Important question! (Five Fleas)
Cat
Why after all these years
have you declared war
on the rug?
Timely monostich. (smols)
please send the future back
I love her face! We had to say goodbye to our orange tabby early this year. We'd had him over a decade and he was supposed to be 11 when I adopted him. So sad, but a win for all of us to have that long together!