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

Question for the week Almost everyone has a different opinion of what a hero is or what makes a hero. How can I fix that non-parallel sentence?

Ten minutes to write. Less time to read. Politics Elliot Spitzer Posted: 03/11/08 Bush's Library Posted: 03/03/08 Kermit and the Mail Posted: 02/01/08 Primary Disappointment Posted: 01/31/08 Nevada Posted: 01/19/08 Thoughts on Michigan's Primary Posted: 01/15/08 After New Hampshire Posted: 01/09/08 Conservative vs. Liberal Posted: 01/06/08 Freezer Frenzy Posted: 01/05/08 Thoughts the Morning After Posted: 01/04/08 Politically Astute Posted: 01/02/08 A Patriot Posted: 09/13/07 John McCain Posted: 07/24/07 677 Days to Go Posted: 03/16/07 Campaign Crazies Posted: 02/20/07 Missing Molly Posted: 02/12/07 Hiroshima Day Posted: 08/06/06 Number One Posted: 05/15/06 Lincoln Posted: 04/13/06 Solution (1 comment) Posted: 04/04/06 Port Purchase Posted: 02/23/06 Cartoon Politics Posted: 02/16/06 Cheney (1 comment) Posted: 02/15/06 Bush's Bad Day Posted: 02/10/06 Medicare Posted: 11/30/05 Congressman Murtha Posted: 11/19/05 President Bush Posted: 11/17/05 Harriet No More Posted: 10/28/05 Harriet Posted: 10/12/05 Miss Saigon Posted: 10/04/05 Bill O'Reilly Posted: 09/24/05 Semantics Posted: 09/09/05 Barbara Bush (1 comment) Posted: 09/08/05 Rescue Efforts Posted: 09/07/05 The Supreme Court Posted: 07/20/05 John Roberts Posted: 07/19/05 I-9 Posted: 06/28/05 Mark Felt (1 comment) Posted: 06/04/05 Terri's Legacy Posted: 04/14/05 Terri Posted: 03/24/05 Chinatown Posted: 03/02/05 Crisis Posted: 02/25/05 Color Posted: 01/17/05 Lunker's Posted: 01/15/05 JFK Posted: 11/22/04 Battleground State Posted: 11/10/04 Supreme Decision Posted: 10/26/04 Ground Rules Posted: 09/29/04 Thirty-Five Days Posted: 09/28/04 County Fair Posted: 09/16/04 Requiem Posted: 09/10/04 Democrats Unite Posted: 09/01/04 Fahrenheit 911 Posted: 07/23/04 Bastille Day Posted: 07/14/04 The Real Thing Posted: 07/04/04 President Reagan Posted: 06/10/04 The Sunday News Posted: 05/30/04