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7 November, 2024

Another day of feeling stunned. Just not processing well. A friend sent me this, which I find frighteningly on point:

“A friend sent this. It is from Christopher Robichaud, Senior Lecturer at the Harvard School of Government. I don’t know where she found it. 

I’ll say this, and then I likely won’t be saying much more on here for quite some time, to the relief of some, I’m sure. But my farewell warning is this.

Everyone in the days and weeks ahead will use this loss as an opportunity to seek validation for their own hobby horse complaint. Harris lost because she campaigned with Liz Cheney. Harris lost because she didn’t embrace Gaza. Harris lost because she didn’t choose Shapiro. Harris lost because she wasn’t progressive enough (possibly my favorite one).

Take a good hard...

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6 November, 2024

Years ago, in 1986, I wrote a piece entitled 2/27/86. That piece, for SATB choir, two trumpets, and percussion, was a response to my father’s passing on February 26, 1986. There was a desperation in that piece, for sure. But there was also a rising hopefulness as the piece progressed and came to an impractically ascendent conclusion (a single high note played by an unseen clarinetist).

This morning, I’m afraid I feel that same depth of despondency as on February 26, 1986; a sense of desperation I’ve have only felt then and on November 8, 2016.

I am deeply shaken by our citizenry’s blindfolds.

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