I’ve heard it said everyone has a novel in them. I’m not sure I do, but I did once have an idea for a plot I’ll never write, that might be playing out in American reality. My slightly macabre, Huxley-like, idea imagined a society where every adult citizen was issued with a suicide pill. The… Continue reading Suicide Watch
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On the edge of eviction
Today, about 7 million Americans stand on the edge of homelessness. The national ban on evictions (which was never comprehensive) has expired and so landlords can resume or commence legal action to force people out of their homes, even if they’ve lost income, through no fault of their own, due to COVID. Meanwhile, the pandemic… Continue reading On the edge of eviction
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