Tag: Violent

If we must die, let it be not like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our accursed lot. If we must die, O let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall b...

Note May 2022: If you are reading this now — this essay was written in May 2020 but still applies now. The threat is even greater. I will leave this essay as is but do note, there are some references to Tweets (particular from Trump) that no longer show as those Twitter accounts no longer exis...

My son Henry was born by C-section, his massive skull too much for traditional methods to push through. As the doctor lifted him out of my wife’s open midsection, my eyes were drawn like a magnet to the vibrant, absurd shock of red hair that circled his head. My wife is blonde. I’m a ...

My wife is blonde. I’m a brunette. So Henry’s fiery coif came as a surprise to both of us. We thought it would fade over time, but ten years later, it’s still as flame-bright as ever. Red hair has an unusual attraction. Only two percent of the population has it, typically caused...

This piece has created a lot of reaction, as you might imagine. Some positive, but mostly negative from what I’ve seen. And I’ve got thoughts, too. I get the point being made in the piece, but I reject the list, because it’s reductive and patronizing and it denies English it&r...