I have not been at all good about posting to Open. I kept thinking that I would really ramp up my contributions once my regular Salon beat (women in politics) cooled down, which seemed likely to happen after Hillary finally dropped out, and post convention, right? Wrong! Post convention (literally post convention, like the morning we were all waking up bleary eyed in Denver after Obama's great speech) my beat heated up again with the introduction of Sarah Palin. So I've been running around like a maniac and remiss about Open. But will now make more of an effort.
Please send me some links to some of the stuff on Open that I have been missing.
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Would love to read more of your work. I believe you wrote the piece for Salon on the Hillary women...the PUMAS. I loved the article.
I'll recommend 2 of my which did OK and caught the attention, good or bad, for a fair amount of readers:
Screw The Vagina: I want A Brain
http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=13498
And my favorite, only because it shows my heart:
The Good Mother
http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=16108
But there's a whole lot out there that has nothing to do with politics and it's important to keep that in mind.
I like you, though.
I read your Sarah Palin piece this morning (9/30) and I have to say, it was spot-on. I think a lot of those things have been said separately in various blogs here, but you put them all together, and you expressed my opinion better than I could have done. Sarah Palin suffers from that ancient Greek sin of hubris, and we're watching her fall. But I don't feel sorry for her, either. I have had too much of people who proudly and loudly proclaim their innocence, and then point at those of us trying to stay informed as "elitists." Whatever. You rock.
I also read your story on Salon earlier today. You so completely captured what so many of us have been thinking and feeling. Thank you. I liked it so much, I posted it on my Facebook page, and have gotten very positive feedback.
For anyone else reading, here's the link to the Salon story...
The Sarah Palin Pity Party
I know it's there on the front page today, but not sure where it will be tomorrow.
sometimes it's good to get away for 10 min :)
http://open.salon.com/blog/jimmymac1025/2009/02/25/my_addictions
So many good points!!!
http://open.salon.com/blog/polly_endicott/most_read
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The three fictional pieces I wrote are
Corn on the Roof
The Last Republican
Welcome to the Club Dumas
Also, I wrote a historical fantasy, Letters from William McKinley, from beyond the grave.
http://open.salon.com/blog/sbriden