Curtis GriffinDivided we Fall: The power of wordsI commented on an article that described Trump’s rallies, noting how their intense rhetoric and frequency resembled rallies in 1930’s…Aug 7, 2022Aug 7, 2022
Curtis GriffinThey wrote: “We hold these truths to be self-evident …”I read an article condemning Critical Race Theory. The author had researched and written a dozen in the last year. He argued that CRT…Jul 30, 2022Jul 30, 2022
Curtis GriffinWhat’s in a name?When I teach, coach, or drive school buses, I don’t tolerate name calling. Making up nicknames for others is ok, so long as the namesake…Jul 23, 2022Jul 23, 2022
Curtis GriffinSometimes violence erupts out of necessity.I wrote this in January 2003, after yet another wild-eyed, totally false news story about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction.Jul 15, 2022Jul 15, 2022
Curtis GriffinI recognize that soldiers who fought in the Civil War abolished slavery.I became a Conscientious Objector in 1990, driven by my religious convictions, unique perspective on social constructs like race and…Jul 15, 2022Jul 15, 2022
Curtis GriffinWhat’s happening in Florida and around the Nation is TerrifyingTaking the lead from my grandparents and great-grandparents, Germans who watched in horror as more and more fellow citizens supported…Jul 8, 2022Jul 8, 2022
Curtis GriffinThe things that divide Americans are not mysteries (in no particular order): 1) Culture –north vs.Many American heroes also contribute to our conflicts. Like how millions learned Robert E. Lee was a hero, and millions learned Lee was a…Jun 29, 2022Jun 29, 2022
Curtis GriffinIn response to our invasion of Iraq in 2003, I wrote a rant against warmakers titled, “Creators”…My classmates commented almost entirely on how they were offended. I went off for six pages, so I expected negative feedback. But I was…Jun 29, 2022Jun 29, 2022
Curtis GriffinThis poem came during a two-night back-packing trip in spring 2003.On the first morning I went for a hike and took a nap. I dreamt there was a blizzard, and I was in a teepee with Native American Chiefs…Jun 29, 2022Jun 29, 2022
Curtis GriffinWhy I writeThere’s a lot I wish to share. Especially more recent essays I’ve written and conversations I’ve had over things like police protests…Jun 29, 2022Jun 29, 2022