Chaos: “complete disorder and confusion“
The world as we know it is coming to an end. We are in the midst of change.
Those resisting thie change are digging in their heels and screaming “Whoa!” at the top of their lungs. That “Whoa” is revealing itself in laws attempting to control teachers, women, trans youth, voters, and more.
So many of the new laws send me into a tailspin. I can’t fathom the venom directed at a few vulnerable trans kids, nor the eagerness of legislators to take control over women’s bodies. Every time I listen to the news, it gets more difficult to not despair.
I want to scream that every human is different! Let us celebrate our differences, not fear them.
Daily I remind myself that these people in denial have already lost the struggle. They can make laws but the Pandora’s box of human differences has been opened and can never again be locked away.
Earth is the biggest loser. All the headlines are on Putin’s war. What is Putin in denial of? I wonder. How often does taking over another country actually succeed? I think never, in the long run.
Earth needs us right now. We’re falling farther and farther behind and allowing more permits to extract fossil fuels instead of pushing ahead with renewables.
What will it take to get us all lined up with a common concern for the future of our planet?
Books
When not writing, I’m most often reading. And when most distressed, I read for escape. This past weekend (for the umpteenth time) I escaped into Patricia McKillip’s fantasy portrayal of the end of an age. The Riddle-Master of Hed, followed by Heir of Sea and Fire and Harpist in the Wind. McKillip too foresaw chaos and grief before achieving a new order.
To understand a Black experience, I highly recommend this memoir: I’m Possible, a story of survival, a tuba, and the small miracle of a big dream, by Richard Antoine White (2021). Dr. White is an Albuquerque resident.
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Ty’s Choice, Middle Grade companion to Pawn Quest
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