Contemporary essays, fiction, and opinion offered regularly by author Anne Brandt.

Question for the week Is there anything wrong with the following phrase? "It cost less to reuse boxes than to buy new ones."

Ten minutes to write. Less time to read. 2004 Election Comfort Food Posted: 01/20/05 Color Posted: 01/17/05 Salve on a Wound Posted: 11/17/04 Sad State of Affairs Posted: 11/13/04 Getting Over It Posted: 11/07/04 Talking Heads Posted: 11/06/04 Mudville, USA Posted: 11/03/04 Voting Posted: 11/02/04 Election Eve Posted: 11/01/04 Supreme Decision Posted: 10/26/04 Apathy Posted: 10/20/04 And the winner is . . . Posted: 10/14/04 John and George, Redux Posted: 10/10/04 Barnacles in Politics Posted: 10/05/04 John and George Posted: 10/01/04 Barnacles Posted: 09/30/04 Ground Rules Posted: 09/29/04 Thirty-Five Days Posted: 09/28/04 Sadness/Madness Posted: 09/06/04 Political/Football Seasons Posted: 09/05/04 Democrats Unite Posted: 09/01/04 RNC Posted: 08/30/04 Fahrenheit 911 Posted: 07/23/04 Donald Duck for President Posted: 07/20/04 National Conventions Posted: 07/12/04 Please, Mr. Bush Posted: 06/02/04