American Rebuttal

American Rebuttal | Robb Grindstaff Writer-Editor Saw this: To the citizens of the United States… some time back, and I penned this American…

The Cab and the Cat

The Cab and the Cat | I suffer from intermittent attacks of sciatica and as I grow older they seem to be getting worse. Want to…

Top This! (The Foray into the World of Protective Headgear)

Top This! (The Foray into the World of Protective Headgear) | Yesterday on Facebook one of my friends posted a picture of her new bicycle and child carrying trailer thing. Then…

Lost in Two Languages.

Lost in Two Languages.

| Last year, I was working on my Art fund application and you know what the most common mistake I made was? Combining Dutch and English in one sentence. Yes. I had to type my essay in Dutch, but my brain is automatically programmed in English,…

Staring Through Creative Glasses.

Staring Through Creative Glasses. | “The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to…

Get Ready to Ramble!

Get Ready to Ramble! | How rambling can help to process information. In my case anyway. I have the tendency…

My Favorite Valentine’s Day Story

My Favorite Valentine’s Day Story

| “This was the day my dreams of a career in the diplomatic corps vanished without a trace.Standing in line for the express checkout at the grocery store, I cynically contemplated the fact that it was Valentine’s Day, and not only was Mr. Right not battering…

Sauce For The Gander

Sauce For The Gander | What a good week this has been for quirky news. Let’s start with Virginia, where…

How To Be A Job Creator

How To Be A Job Creator | For those of you interested in bringing American businesses back to these shores, were you…

Citizen Journalist Loses Cock

Citizen Journalist Loses Cock

| Samuel Mael | Expats Post The mystery of Brooklyn Boychick’s life revealed. March changes everything, and something happened one March morning in the not so distant past that was significant in only a minute sort of way. That morning Brooklyn Boychick woke up with a…

Call For Expat Listeners on Sunday April 29th!

Call For Expat Listeners on Sunday April 29th! | On April 29th, the Mr. Midnight Movie team is back to do it’s best to…

Substance

Substance | “It’s winter, and you’ve dictated your life based on the temperature I’d say for the…

Mitt is It.

Mitt is It.

| The core of Mitt’s campaign strategy seems to be the conviction that he can say anything and pay no price plus contempt for the voters and the news media. But maybe, he is mistaken, and his serial dishonesty will become, justifiably, the heart of the…

Equal Protection of Due Process

Equal Protection of Due Process | With the arrest and charging of George Zimmerman On Wednesday, 11 April 2012, with second…

The Specter of Secularism

The Specter of Secularism | We, the people, are united by our shared humanity and our common citizenship. We are…

Out My Mind- Porch Lady Talk and a Revolver

Out My Mind- Porch Lady Talk and a Revolver

| Out My Mind, Just In Time I’m a recovering undercover over-lover recovering from a love I can’t get over recovering undercover over-lover and now my common law lover thinks he wants another…Erykah Badu Let it go. Let it go..Let me go. Something got a hold. …

~Mantra’s Story~ Making My Way Clear

~Mantra’s Story~ Making My Way Clear |   I sit.. eyes still sleepy..lashes fluttering, but..Awake Just awakening from about a 15 year…

~ Risha’s Story~ “AND AIN’T I AN AMERICAN?”

~ Risha’s Story~ “AND AIN’T I AN AMERICAN?” | I Survived (Discrimination and Racism!) Her-Story Challenged! “Dedicated to Maria Elena Ramirez and Sojourner Truth”…