125 Days To Speak Out
Is America a Lost Cause?
125 Days until November 5th.
With the end of American Democracy potentially only 125 days away, I’ve decided to do the only thing I know how to do. Scream into the void.
Why this, why now
Today, I listened to Heather Cox Richardson being inspiring, again. Her call to action was simple: Do what you’re good at. On my bad days, I’m fairly certain I’m not good at anything. But then I remembered I’m bitter and funny and can sometimes put down words about it.
Who we are…
Those of us who care to remain free are scared. Maybe we binge-watched The Handmaid’s Tale, and/or read the book when we were really young and it haunts our dreams. Some of us might have lived in a time when women couldn’t take out their own bank loans, when contraception and abortion care were nearly impossible to come by, when people whose genders were samesies could not be married. When no-fault divorce was not a thing and you had to stay. No matter how bad or dangerous or life-threatening it was. We are the ones not willing to go back.
To be clear…
I haven’t thought about how I would monetize this. Right now, my plan is to write 125 posts over the next 125 days.
I’m hoping with a little humor and heart and my generalized anxiety disorder, readers can feel less alone as we topple toward the dusty wasteland that was once The Land of the Free. For now, if you like me, send a few bucks to the ACLU or Vote Save America.
