This Week's Writing 5/9/26

vacation week...but still some things published

As threatened, this is a light posting week since I am on vacation and seeing cats in Athens, Greece. But! I did publish a few things.

Politics

How Democrats can avenge the VRA. (Public Notice))

Anti-polarization discourse is bad faith bullshit. (EIH)

How polarization might help us start less wars. (EIH)

Cultural Criticism

The Exorcist, Wake Up Dead Man, and why it’s hard for patriarchy to fight patriarchy. (Revealer)

On Marily Chin’s Rhapsody in Plain Yellow and chopping up all the poetry traditions. (Splice Today)

Poetry

A confessional poem about biker jackets and neurodivergence. (Tulane Review)

Who is more horrible, the Greek gods or Jehovah? (Lothlorien)

VRA poem. (smols)

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Self-referential inspiration. (Five Fleas)

inspiration
is everywhere
when you open your eyes
and see
that it is not very inspiring