Today I slogged through a morning rain shower to get to an unmarked polling spot in my neighborhood--all to vote for a couple uncontested judicial elections. Even though it was symbolic, I felt like I needed to do it.
Last week I wrote an essay about how New Yorker City residents rarely have meaningful ballots for judges, and it was time to put some action behind what I wrote.
The whole experience has got me digging through the pile of political writing tips archived on this site. If you want some reading material, check out my Stephen Elliott interview (about his crazy writing career that ranges from the Democratic Convention to sexual memoirs) and my Stephen DarkSyde interview (about his work at DailyKos and the book Kosmos: You Are Here).
Click here to keep studying Political Writing 101...
If that's not enough for you, check out Damian McNicholl's blog for some eloquent posts about literature, gay rights, and an immigrant novelist's unexpected perspective for American culture. Also, Incertus mixes politics and poetry in readable mix.
Finally, writing about political scandals and class issues in American higher education, Amy Letter and Brian Spears have enough material to keep you busy for the rest of the week.
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Today I slogged through a morning rain shower to get to an unmarked polling spot in my neighborhood--all to vote for a couple uncontested judicial elections. Even though it was symbolic, I felt like I needed to do it. Last... [Read More]
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