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Tales of a Politico

Tales of a Politico

A Letter

To the person who left some years back.

Aug 20, 2019

Aug 20, 2019

Tales of a Politico

Down by the Marsh

The summer air hung low in his lungs and he wasn’t paying much mind to the scene around him.

Feb 26, 2019

Down by the Marsh

Feb 26, 2019

Tales of a Politico

A Hurricane Hit

There was something about him that made you wonder.

Feb 8, 2019

A Hurricane Hit

Feb 8, 2019

Tales of a Politico

That Bar In Iowa

Watching those hacks and has-beens.

Jan 31, 2019

That Bar In Iowa

Jan 31, 2019

Tales of a Politico

A Time Before

Those old bones and sunken eyes.

Jan 29, 2019

A Time Before

Jan 29, 2019

Tales of a Politico

Three Votes Shy

We sat in the lobby of our Longworth office, with frayed nerves and five o’clock shadows, sporadically glancing up at the vote count on…

Jan 25, 2019

Jan 25, 2019

Tales of a Politico

It was warm for winter.

I was checking the weather app and it was going to be 65 degrees this weekend. Don’t get me wrong, I love warm weather, but there is…

Jan 18, 2019

Jan 18, 2019

Tales of a Politico

The Okawas

I was still neglecting a press release that I should have finished yesterday. It was now 1:51 pm on a Wednesday.

Jan 17, 2019

Jan 17, 2019

Tales of a Politico

Those Blues

The four am wake ups, the overnight shifts, the work filled weekends — your body never truly acclimates. Every day, every hour, every…

Jan 17, 2019

Jan 17, 2019

Tales of a Politico

Staffer Stories: The Senator From That Big Wide State

I mixed with the crowd, trying not to draw attention to myself. It was a dimly lit high school auditorium and about three-quarters full. I…

Jan 16, 2019

Jan 16, 2019

Tales of a Politico

Tales of a Politico

Roman à clef stories written and curated by a current Congressional staffer and former campaign operative.

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