Monthly Archives: August 2012

By Hook or By Crook, We Will

Posted on August 31, 2012 by gar

The oddest moment during the last night of the Republican National Convention wasn’t the awkward pantomime by Clint Eastwood.  It came later, during Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech.  He spent part of his time introducing himself, going on about his family … Continue reading →

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The Sad Crusade of Mrs. Cobb – Part II (Conclusion)

Posted on August 26, 2012 by gar

Intermediaries arranged a meeting.  They selected a neutral location, the house of a mutual friend, which granted privacy and gave neither side an advantage.  Lorraine’s mother thought it a waste of time.  “Can’t mend a cracked teapot,” she intoned several … Continue reading →

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The Sad Crusade of Mrs. Cobb – Part I

Posted on August 22, 2012 by gar

(Ed. note:  Loosely based on a true story.) Mrs. Cobb stood in the classroom doorway during recess watching her flock.  Two of her colleagues stood by an adjacent classroom talking, their voices deliberately hushed.  Mrs. Cobb paid no attention to … Continue reading →

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‘Rape is rape’

Posted on August 20, 2012 by gar

Rachel Maddow, God bless her, has tried and tried to educate the men in politics and power about the whys and wherefores of women’s anatomy.  She has her crew bring out the props — pennants, football helmets, brewskies — to … Continue reading →

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Can’t Play ‘Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell You!’ Anymore

Posted on August 15, 2012 by gar

Republicans have been playing a game of ‘wait, wait, don’t tell me,’ but with a twist.  Instead, their version goes “wait, wait, don’t tell you!”  Phantom campaigns are all the rage, ever since the Republican take over of everything in … Continue reading →

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Dreams from the 1984 Summer Olympics

Posted on August 12, 2012 by gar

He walked tepidly to the end of the diving board, then stopped.  He contemplated in stillness, waiting.  Then he sprang into action, leapt, turned, flipped, spun, pirouetted, before straightening his body and slicing into the water with the stillness of … Continue reading →

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PR for VP

Posted on August 11, 2012 by gar

So Mr. Romney chose Paul “Vouchers” Ryan as his running mate, choosing the quick and easy path of a no-nonsense, white male, dyed-in-the-wool conservative who isn’t a complete kook (like Sarah Palin), but who also still appeals to the Tea … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Clayton Goes to Hollywood – Part II (Conclusion)

Posted on August 3, 2012 by gar

In an era decades before cellphones and Twitter, word spread instantly throughout campus:  Clayton was to get a butt whipping.  Mrs. Hamilton, though, was not naïve.  She kept Clayton after class on a trumped up pretext.  When the room had … Continue reading →

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Chock-full-a Hate

Posted on August 2, 2012 by gar

Equality Matters has all of the facts.  Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy created the charitable wing of his chicken enterprise, the WinShape Foundation, in 1984.  The lion’s share of WinShape’s money has come from Chick-fil-A — over $8 million in … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Clayton Goes to Hollywood – Part I

Posted on August 1, 2012 by gar

(Editor’s Note:  The ‘growing up gay’ tag is usually applied to essays. This story is strictly fictional.) For a 12 year old, Clayton Simmons maintained the most peculiar habits.  By a calculus all his own, he computed the precise number … Continue reading →

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