In this special report, you will find out how it feels to be published by The Guardian. Reading these words still gives me the jitters. In the best way. In this deeply personal essay, I bare my soul to 88 million readers around the globe. It is a confession, a declaration and a hopeful look to the future, all in less than 900 words. Writing it was cathartic. Seeing it published means the world.
Donald Trump, the overfed, overwatched, overpraised, overmedicated former President, recently spoke at the NRA convention and made a comment about potentially serving a third term. "You know, FDR—16 years, almost 16 years. He was four-term. I don’t know, are we going to be considered three term or two term?” he asked the crowd during the event on Saturday. "Are we three term or two term if we win?" he added.
Diasporican is for sale almost everywhere books are sold. If you don’t want to purchase from a conglomerate (because they actually discount the book and that low key makes it harder for me to reach the point where royalties kick in) then buy from your local bookstore. Does your local bookstore have it in stock?! No idea! You’d have to ask them. If they say “no,” then ask them if they’d carry it!
A friend and former colleague, Steven Wise, a lifelong warrior for the rights of animals and founder of the Nonhuman Rights Project, died last week. For many years, he taught at Vermont Law School (and has the sweatshirt to prove it, photo, above) and a few years ago, I had the privilege of introducing him at Bookstock, the annual literary festival in Woodstock, VT. Below are excerpts of an article I wrote in 2017 when I was a columnist for Vermont Woman; it’s a little longer than my usual posts, but Steve is worth getting to know.
The May 2024 issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated hits newsstands next week. In it, I had the privilege of interviewing Sting, who will be wrestling his final match on March 3 at AEW’s Revolution pay per view. Due to the nature of print magazines, not everything I spoke to Sting about made it into the pages of PWI, but thanks to the magic of e-mail newsletters, I’m able to share a couple of additional tidbits from the interview, namely an evolution of the Sting character that was pitched to Tony Khan, as well as what the future may (or may not) hold for The Icon in AEW after Revolution.