by kenz | Jun 7, 2018 | Blog Posts, Essays, Non-Fiction
Percy Shelley, in his essay “A Defense of Poetry” claims somewhat wildly that “poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.” I’ve always loved this exuberant statement, though I recognize its obvious absurdity. Poets, in their hovels and cafes, hiding in... by kenz | Jun 3, 2018 | Blog Posts, Essays, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Stories
Ursula LeGuin died today. Though I’ve seen her read her works and speak several times, I met her only once, in 1988. For a few years back then, the What’s Happenin’ weekly paper, now the Eugene Weekly, sponsored a writing contest for poetry and fiction, which was... by kenz | May 22, 2018 | Essays, Fiction, Stories
Sim-Manager: A Modest Proposal for Institutional Redesign in the Community College Delivered to Lane’s Board of Education, March 3, 2020 Introduction: In light of the current financial difficulties at our fine institution, we would like to propose a simple, and, I... by harmonica | Apr 5, 2018 | Essays, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Stories
It’s nearly impossible for me to remember jokes. I guess I’m not the only one with that syndrome. But there’s one joke that sticks with me. It goes something like this: Dude is broke, his wife is sick, kids hungry, etc. Every night he kneels at the foot of the bed and...
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