Category: Blog
July 20, 2009
SPS
When I was a kid, if I brought home the news that my teacher had particularly praised some project of mine, my father would frown and say, “SPS.” This stands […]
READ MOREJuly 9, 2009
Bronzeville, Chicago
I’m writing an essay for Granta about Bronzeville, the Great Migration of African Americans from the south to Chicago early in the Twentieth Century, Chicago’s racism, and my favorite Chicago […]
READ MOREJuly 4, 2009
July 4
On July 4, I have a ritual that includes listening to Paul Robeson sing “Ballad for Americans,” reading the Declaration of Independence aloud with my husband, and eating chocolate ice […]
READ MOREJune 28, 2009
Wimbledon
I’ve never played tennis, but I always enjoy watching Wimbledon. It’s something I started doing with my husband’s mother, Geraldine, who was born in Wimbledon in 1883. She used to […]
READ MOREJune 20, 2009
9 so far this year
That’s murders in the United States by people connected to white supremacist groups, according to Chip Berlet on June 18th’s Fresh Air. Apparently, we can’t have anti-hate-crime legislation in America […]
READ MOREJune 16, 2009
Good Websites?
Thanks for your support. I’m sorry to whine in public–just wanted to explain why I’m not keeping on top of the blog these days. My web mistress, Lisa Hazen, is […]
READ MOREJune 12, 2009
Things Could Be Worse
Things could be worse; they often are, and I am lucky. But I’ve had a lot going on in my private world involving many different doctors and many different family […]
READ MOREJune 6, 2009
D-Day: – and + 1
65 years ago tonight, my husband, S C Wright, was the radar officer in the code room on the HMS Apollo. He decoded the message that announced the June 6 […]
READ MOREJune 3, 2009
Are the Cubs a Giant Boil?
Chicago’s book fair, which is always the first weekend in June, will take place June 6-7 this year. I’ll be taking part in a panel on the Chicago Cubs at […]
READ MOREMay 31, 2009
The murder of Dr Tiller
Dr. George Tiller was murdered in church this morning by an anti-abortion fanatic. Dr. Tiller’s clinic in Wichita, Kansas, was one of three in the country where women could receive […]
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