Tag Archives: American cantos

Recycled: Just Wrong

Posted on 2007 November 6 by mongreldogs

Long before this blog, I kept an equally-erratic literary journal called A Voice in the Wilderness. And while nothing written there was particularly world-shattering, I don’t want it to get lost in the mists of cyberspace. So to do my … Continue reading →

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Alternate History: The Speech that Wasn’t

Posted on 2007 September 11 by mongreldogs

In preparing my second Convocation speech, I spent most of the summer at a loss. Once I had changed apartments, I sat down in earnest. Eventually, I ended up jettisoning my original effort and producing the speech as given. But … Continue reading →

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Faith in an Age of Fear

Posted on 2007 September 11 by mongreldogs

Today the Hun School had its second annual Convocation to commence the year. As the current holder of the Distinguished Faculty Endowed Chair, it fell to me to present a speech. (I did this last year, too; you can find … Continue reading →

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The Mongrel Dogs at Sea (12): From Arizona to Missouri

Posted on 2007 August 16 by mongreldogs

Seven days ago I had the opportunity to relive the American experience in the Second World War in one morning. In reverse. As part of the Regal Princess‘ stop at the port of Honolulu, I took part in a tour … Continue reading →

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… If You Can Keep It

Posted on 2006 July 4 by mongreldogs

It’s a truism that’s become so trite it hardly rises to the level of a bumper sticker: Freedom isn’t free. You see it slapped across the back of SUVs, taped to the windows in Circle-K’s. Some days, it seems everyone … Continue reading →

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