Category Archives: Writing

Lucy Parsons: Increasing the Sum of Human Happiness

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Richard Guzman

Born into slavery in Texas, Lucy Parsons sometimes shunned her African-American identity, claiming her Native and Mexican-American heritage for self-protection instead.  However, her marriage to the white Albert Parsons so clearly defied Southern anti-miscegenist society that they were forced to … Continue reading →

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Someone Overuses a Pager

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Richard Guzman

In memory of the old, old days before smart phones. Do pagers even exist anymore?   Not to speak directly to you, or to do so, is to choose Between the fear of the distant and the fear of the … Continue reading →

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Peace

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Richard Guzman

            For Hirsch Diamant and the 2007 Peace Festival, Oregon Peace is choosing peace Ploughshares and pruning hooks Could be beaten Back to what they were Choose not to We dance the tai chi We … Continue reading →

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