Here are some of the posts I have liked best. These are not perfect by any means; I am not a professional writer, and I think it shows.
Not everything is here — some were left out because they were everyday things, some because they covered ground I had elsewhere. There are posts that are not here because they were of time-imited relevance (such as all the posts where I spent twenty hours tracking down the registration, absentee ballot, and voters’ bill of rights for all fifty states) but otherwise, these are things I am happy with. There are a lot of posts — I really should winnow it down to about twenty.
The uneven chronological distribution reflect the times when I was doing a lot of blogging — 2006 and 2007, very little in 2008 and 2009, and picking up again in 2010 through 2012. My output in 2013 has been less than in the previous two years. The huge gap is because I didn’t update this page for years. I am working to correct that.
One note about inconsistencies in formatting: many of these post before 2013 were imported from Blogger, where I first had WWF. The formatting inconsistencies seem to have occurred then — and I haven’t had the motivation to go in and fix things.
As I said, I am reasonably happy with these. I hope you are, too.
Oh, and one last thing: if you really want to know a fair amount about me, I would suggest starting with “Two More Things About Me” from July 2010, and following the nested links. I would also look at a couple of my “Gratitude posts” listed on a separate page.
Lady of the Storms. February 2, 2020
Yesterday. January 26, 2020
I’ve made such progress. October 24, 2019
Existential Questions. May 24, 2019
My New Hero. September 18, 2018.
Down from the Attic. November 28, 2013
We won. Winning is good. August 10, 2013.
Memories of Boston. April 16, 2013
Steve Landesberg is a Menace to Society Part 2: It’s my body, not a resource to be exploited. April 9, 2013 (Warning: rape triggers.)
Who Am I? What Am I Doing Here? February 11, 2013.
Love. February 8, 2013.
On the Connecticut shooting and mental illness. January 4, 2013
I Love You. December 11, 2012
Dickens Fair. December 10, 2012
I Wish You Joy. November 30, 2012
Time to Talk. November 15, 2012
It’s Nice To Go Out on a High Note. November 7, 2012
One ringey-dingey…Two ringey-dingey… October 19, 2012
Bits of Italy. September 19, 2012
Tale of a City. September 7, 2012
The Healthcare Darwinists. August 12, 2012
Even stormtroopers have mothers. July 2, 2012
Notes from an Exhibition: The Limits of Aestheticism. June 7, 2012
Justice is a Difficult Thing, Sometimes. June 3, 2012
Sky Blue May 27, 2012
There Are Some People Not Worth Listening To. May 5, 2012
Spring, Summer, Fall, Love. April 9, 2012
Justice v. Process. March 16, 2012
Closets — and attics– can be lonely places. February 5, 2012.
Restless. January 26, 2012
What about the girls, Mr. President? December 9, 2012 [Warning: rape triggers.]
Chameleons. November 6, 2011
Arbitrary death. October 28, 2011
Silence = Death. October 14, 2011
One is a Wanderer. October 11, 2011 and My life did not flash before my eyes. I was too busy closing them. October 12, 2011
Class Warfare. October 6, 2011. (This post was actually linked in a piece by the Pew Center for Journalistic Excellence.)
9/11, ten years on. September 13, 2011
The fact of the matter. September 9, 2011
We do this not because it is easy… July 20, 2011
Proper font usage, revisited. July 17, 2011
There she goes, my beautiful world. July 8, 2011
(Non)Judgment Day? June 10, 2011
Follow up… June 7, 2011 (aka “You Might Be a Lawyer If…”)
Thoughts for Earth Day. April 21, 2011
Challenger. January 28, 2011
Kelo: The Aftermath, January 22, 2011
Why Vote? January 19, 2011
And the Angels in the Architecture Danced… January 8, 2011
The Tree of Life. December 30, 2010
The Uninevitability of Desire. November 19, 2010
Thank You, Mrs. C. October 30, 2010
The Song Remembers When… and Whom. October 1, 2010
Walking The Labyrinth: The Lessons of the Path. September 23, 2010
Small Graces. August 30, 2010.
The Gift Was Our to Borrow. August 29, 2010
Two More Things About Me. July 14, 2010 …. and links within the posts.
Here We Come A Caroling, December 18, 2008
Gold and Darkness. January 8, 2008.
Once More: Yes, We Do Torture. October 8, 2007
Echidna Quest, Part 1 and 2.
A TIme to Kill. October 25, 2006. Note: as in all posts relating to legal subjects, the law may have changed since this was written.
The Water and the Stone. October 12, 2006
By this vote we honor… October 12, 2006
Strike Up the Band! September 4, 2006
The Only Thing We Have to Fear. September 3, 2006
A Debt We Owe. August 28, 2006
Fear & Loathing. August 21, 2006
Torture: Once More With Feeling. August 20, 2006
Healthy Anarchy. August 19, 2006
Obscenity. August 15, 2006
To the Ends of the Earth. July, 19, 2006
Postpartum Psychosis: Andrea Yates and Me, June 26, 2006, and Why I Am Not A Lactivist, June 1, 2006.
Nadia: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Requiem, and Letter to the Almighty. June, 2006
Art: Ars Gratia Artis, On Seeing Art, The Girl I Love, The Prado Moment, A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, and Stupid People Tricks: Art Division. April and May, 2006
Out Here with the Yellow Lines and the Dead Armadillos. March 29, 2006
Play Ball! March 14, 2006
Just Travelin’ Thru. March 12, 2006.
I shouldn’t even have been in St. Isaac’s… March 5, 2006
Love and Marriage, February 15, 2006
‘Night Sister. February 14, 2006
To Inspire and Guide, February 1, 2006
Mission 51-L. January 28, 2006
I Swear to Tell… January 24, 2006
The Wild Winds of Fortune 