Your faithful blogger was old (42) to be a delegate to the 1985 World Gathering of Young Friends, but did attend as a journalist. As many of the official alumni come together this week for its 40th anniversary (admitting thereby, that many are also no longer “Young Friends”), some might find this report of my … Continue reading WGYF – A Contemporary Perspective from “A Friendly Letter” (in print)
This “billboard” is meant to be the first of a series in the runup to the June 14 “NO KINGS” protests. The strategy of the series is to widen the gap between Trump-Hegseth (TH) and many troops, and remind them (and others watching) that their oath is to defund the Constitution (not a wannabe monarch). … Continue reading For June 14: Don’t Miss This Big Chance to Find Allies Among the Troops (We Need Them.)
2025 has been a tough year for small colleges in the Carolinas. Two have closed, a third is in what looks like death throes, and then there’s a fourth on the brink, which we’ll get to in a minute. Down and out are St. Andrews, in Laurinburg, a hundred miles southwest of Raleigh in Scotland … Continue reading Guilford College: On the Brink
I never fell in love in a library. But several times I fell in love with a library, and the experience repeatedly changed my life. The first time came flooding back yesterday, when I saw this news report from AP: “Army and Air Force libraries have been told to go through their stacks to find … Continue reading Finding Love (& Living In Sin) In the Library
An “Easter” Message – 4th Month (April) 9, 2023 I’ve been to Easter morning worship at a good many Friends meetings, mostly liberal & unprogrammed. And the most visible special character noted at many on the occasion was someone, usually female, in an adult-sized cartoon rabbit costume. It brings to mind a cartoon I turned … Continue reading An Easter Message For Liberal Quakers