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. Politics Strident Voices Posted: 01/29/09 Twenty-four Hours Later Posted: 01/21/09 What to Say Posted: 01/20/09 Tuning In Posted: 01/19/09 Less than Forty-Eight Hours Posted: 01/16/09 Less than Forty-Eight Hours, Part 2 Posted: 01/16/09 Veteran's Day Posted: 11/11/08 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