seanessay.com Today western powers still can’t supply Ukraine—will they ever?—with enough artillery, while Russia is still slowly advancing, towns are still falling. This while sanctions, both in the 20th century and against Russia today, are still controversial. In our sanctions, should we “draw a line” to protect the innocent? There may be controversy over whether […]
Enjoying Imperialism Like Everybody Else
seanessay.com (over 1,000 words) Still in London, Where the museums of history and art are now explicitly non-racist and non-colonial For you and I, culture persists, AND, culture-wise, we individuals have free will. I’m thinking of imperialism and “male socio-economic class”-ism.” In a long ago college English class, when we took Earnest Hemingway, I said, […]
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 […]
Sympathetic to Travellers, Hating Warriors
seanessay.com (under 900 words) “Hey, sailor!” A United Nations naval contingent steaming near Indonesia, in the future, has my sympathy. Especially as thousands of sailors and marines of several nations find themselves zapped through time, arriving in the mid-pacific, in darkness, there to tangle with the U.S. fleet steaming to fight the Battle of Midway. […]
The Nature of Despots, and an Innocent Prime Minister
seanessay.com (1,139 words) I wish my current prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, born out east with a silver spoon in his mouth, could somehow know as much about other leaders, and be as humble and grounded, as President Harry Truman was. My favourite 20th century U.S. president, Truman was a humble vice president until […]
Mars Poem, Three Men in Three Centuries
seanessy.com January, the month when people visit their travel agency for new plans, was the month I posted my first The War of the Worlds poem, feeling nostalgia for another place and time. Today I give you my final poem. Goodby to a long road of 80 manuscript pages. A few final poems are posted […]