seanessay.com My old friend “Shawna” once joined the Green Party. Having a good head on her shoulders, the local Greens asked her to run for office. Many years later my friend saw my July piece on Writing to “Right Honourable” Folks, the blog where I said my Member of Parliament (MP) remembered my name… while […]
Writing to “Right Honourable” Folks
seanessay.com We have all heard of the angry spouse who argues by dredging up everything but the kitchen sink. Or the stranger you get to talking with, at the A&W or the bar, who turns out to have a long list of grievances, theories, and pet peeves against the government. That’s normal, but when I […]
Participants, Patriot Survivors, and Vietnam
seanessay.com Written in a Free Fall Friday drop-in, where there is a writing prompt, then you scribble like mad until the buzzer prompt- Participants I will tell you what I decided long ago. There are those who participate, and those who don’t. The don’ts, alas, will always be in the majority. Attend a school: a […]
Innocence Known and Lost
seanessay.com As a senior citizen—and I wonder how many folks feel the same— I have lost things, and I have seen things. In early middle age I used to idly toy with the idea of attending Pepperdine University, in California, so I could take writing classes from David Gerrold—he’s a master! But I ran into […]
A Child’s View for the Killing in Ukraine
essaysbysean.com Say, are you reading this in the future, having a bird’s eye view, cold and objective, from your flying car? Having grown up among Ukrainian immigrants I still want to say, “the Ukraine” although in standard English everyone leaves off the definite article. Today while the Russians are invading I wonder, thinking of Sting’s […]
My Child to be a Leader
seanessay.com I wrote to Derek Sivers, after his 44 hours of being podcast interviewed. (link) Note: If Derek likes to teach, then I like to listen. Because (joke) here in God-fearing capitalist America, we listen when a self-made millionaire speaks. Dear Derek, Greetings from the best half of North America I liked a paragraph in […]