Lit Hub // Tending to the Garden of American Democracy is Hard and Thankless Work
“I know I’m not the only one who feels overwhelmed by the daily torrent of terrible news. Every day brings another tragedy or disaster, most of them manmade. I teeter between grief and disbelief, disbelief and grief. While I can’t advocate turning our backs on all these awful events, it’s increasingly necessary for me to step outside and focus my care and attention on my surroundings. To regroup and collect the energy I’ll need to push back against this dominance hierarchy—against tyranny—when the time comes.
My advice is to get your hands dirty. That means protesting and running for office and all those noble things, sure, but I also mean it literally.”
Please read my essay here: https://lithub.com/tending-to-the-garden-of-american-democracy-is-hard-and-thankless-work/