Jo Knowles's Blog (5)

I do feel big and strong! This morning, the boy and I left home early so we could stop here: There wasn't much of a line, but there were many familiar, happy faces. Like Bob, who I peeled potatoes with two weeks ago for a fund raising dinner for our UU church. He told me that night that he thought Sarah Palin was quite a… Continue

I signed up for blogging the vote because I'm one of those people who believes that every American over 18 has not only the right but the responsibility to do so. Even if you don't vote the way I am voting, I want you to vote. We are a democracy. We must ALL have a voice. All of us. That's how it works. Here's an excerpt… Continue

Jo Knowles is the author of LESSONS FROM A DEAD GIRL and the forthcoming JUMPING OFF SWINGS (out in Fall 09). She teaches writing for children at the Simmons College MFA program and is a volunteer writing mentor at a women’s prison. You can learn more at www.joknowles.com Our son was one year old when George W. Bush came into office. For years, he has listened to my husband and I despair over the direction our country has taken. He has watched me cry over the loss of thousands of lives c… Continue

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