Tag: American Dream

Don’t mention the war

A novel beginning? I’ve always had mixed feelings about American Independence Day. I mean, I get it – I understand the historical and cultural significance, as it is commonly understood. And let’s face it, who the heck wants to be disproportionately taxed and ruled by a foreign power from overseas? I also know ‘stupid stuff’. …

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Grace Kelly

Occasionally, caught in the slipstream of social media, our own voices can be drowned out by the baying of a crowd that yells, “Like me, follow me, review me, add me, and friend me.” And ‘friend’, last time I checked, isn’t even a verb. How close a relationship can it be when someone wants me …

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