Eulogy for Donald Clayton (1948-2023)

My father’s wake was three days ago. I’m still in varying versions of shock and horrified grief, often in an alternating cycle. But many of you were unable to attend the wake, either in person or online, and have asked…

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Donald Clayton (1948-2023)

My wonderful, loving father died of a heart attack on Friday night at the age of 74. He was in his beautiful home, with his wife of 44 years, talking to me on the phone when he collapsed. I am…

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My April 2019 Facebook Primary

Over the course of the last week, I’ve had a poll about the potential 2020 Democratic Party nominees open via Google Drive on my Facebook page. The poll was shared on my personal “timeline” as well as the page for…

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Snacks for Thought

I’ve been reading a ton this spring, which is a welcome change from last year, when I read close to a decade-low number of both books and pages. I heard Junot Diaz on the radio a few weeks ago during…

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Stalin Condemns Trump, Lauded by Democrats

Moscow, Russia (AP) — In a surprising reversal today, former Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin held a press conference to lambast current American President Donald Trump. “For too long have I stood by and watched as Trump ruins the American ideal…

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Shoes on the Highway

Shoes on the Highway by Storey Clayton 6 April 2017 I saw two shoes on the highway one and then another as I sped up the overpass they were strewn, not placed on the road, not the shoulder clearly flung…

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