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Michael Simms: Blowtorch Bob And Other Particulars Of My Politics

In 1970 I went to my first anti-war demonstration. I was sixteen and my cousin Michael Ashie (People introduced us as “This is my friend Michael and this is his … Continue reading

June 15, 2024 · 20 Comments

David Ades: Nothing and Everything

Man, what an induction you gave me,
rolling that joint of fresh Sumatran grass
on the little deck of a longhouse
overlooking Lake Toba

November 8, 2022 · 2 Comments

Susan Sailer: In Welch

I’m trying to reach Superior, pull in to an old gas station in southern West Virginia. In the office a man sits on a high stool.   I ask him … Continue reading

December 6, 2017 · 2 Comments

Nadia Prupis: Marijuana legalization passes in Alaska, Oregon and Washington DC

Marijuana reform advocates score big on Tuesday.  Oregon’s ballot measure was modeled on the successful legislation that previously passed in Colorado and Washington State, which will also create a regulatory … Continue reading

November 9, 2014 · 1 Comment

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