And With Good Reason

Some of America’s finest writers (and one so-so one) are featured in 270 Reasons to vote for Harris/Walz. My submission is quite out of character (one of my sisters wondered if my account had been hacked). It’s about how that empty pit in our collective stomach turned into a mosh pit. Owed to Joy. “I spent the entirety of the Trump presidency hate-screaming in a darkened room with MSNBC news panels playing on permanent repeat. Somewhere along the way, I lost the ability to respond joyfully to joy. Cut to the post-Biden debate debacle in summer 2024, when the entire Democratic Party was only taking breaks from moaning in the fetal position long enough to order online Xanax refills. It was mourning in America.”

+ You will definitely find some of your favorite authors among the participants in this project. Find an essay or two that might move a friend or family member to vote for democracy. 270 Reasons to Vote for Harris/Walz. (I’ve been assured that I was among the first 265 of those selected to participate.)