seanessay.com Having grown up back west I could identify with a TV episode of Reba, the country singer, who has a daughter in school. The school principal —a woman, since this is the 21st century— tells Reba something like, “In this school we don’t believe sex exists.” Reba replies, “How’s that working out for you?” […]
Free Fall in Ukraine
seanessay.com A fellow writer had no idea civilians refer to the Russian soldiers as Orcs. Ukraine must be on my mind, because in Free Fall Friday class I did two fiction pieces about civil engineers there, and then a parent’s musing. Here’s the musing. Prompt- shadows There is a shadow on my land. When I […]
Russian Leopard has Tattooed Spots
seanessay.com How can you tell when a Russian official is lying? When his lips move. Today I have three Youtube videos from folks more informed than I. In Russia it’s against the law to say “invade” or “war.” Luckily, I am in the land of the free, so I can present today an academic explaining […]
Cruel Students Who Ignorantly Cancel
seanessay.com Anyone who reads my essays probably takes a grown up interest in the news, and has heard how this summer a 24-year old man tried to murder Salman Rushdie in public, onstage, for a novel published back in the 20th century. I was not surprised to learn that the grown adult who attempted to […]
Grim Truth of Civilian War Guilt
seanessay.com “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” I wish I understood some psychology about the leaders in the two biggest countries in Europe. (For one thing, I might apply this to certain city police forces, back in the States) Like everyone else, I have been baffled, […]
Pronouncing Iran, and Other Letters
seanessay.com Yesterday I wrote three letters, two to a newspaper, one to a radio station. Context: Iran is in the news. Meanwhile, in my province (state) the conservatives, in power forever, suffered a four year loss to the “socialist” New Democratic Party. (NDP) Now the conservatives have been back in power for under four years. […]