Cooking for my Mom
“These are the ingredients of a memory that’s neither eulogy nor miracle. Stock, wine, garlic, onion and fat. Heat, cancer, childhood, sorrow and love. I wish I could cook for her again.” Today in The Washington Post.
Journalist – Historian – Speaker
“These are the ingredients of a memory that’s neither eulogy nor miracle. Stock, wine, garlic, onion and fat. Heat, cancer, childhood, sorrow and love. I wish I could cook for her again.” Today in The Washington Post.
NEW POST: My wife would like to help you make biscuits. #Biscuits #OhNomNomNom #recipeshttps://t.co/t3XYbxwZdu pic.twitter.com/qCObL4ydPu — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) November 19, 2018 I’m still figuring out the relationship between my blog and posts on my patreon site. My wife and I are so grateful for all the love and financial help in this difficult …
“Like HQ2 but for housing the homeless.” — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) November 16, 2018 Whenever I argue about universal healthcare, building a robust safety net, fully empowering people with disabilities to live lives based on maximum autonomy, or otherwise articulate a vision in which government alleviates suffering, I get one answer – oh yeah! …
This is a very pretty and hyper viral (4 million views) PSA of UK mothers and their kids with Down syndrome. It’s cute. It was well crafted for virality. But there’s one big problem …. … all of the kids present as white. I don’t know the racial demographics of Down syndrome in the UK …
Biden. gave. a. medal. to. George. “Mission Accomplished.” Bush. If only we had a left-wing party in this country. https://t.co/FFtLOEs6sY — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) November 13, 2018 For Veteran’s Day, Joe Biden gave a “liberty medal” to George W. Bush. He said nice things about being “the opposition, not the enemy.” George W. Bush …
Why we need the humanities (a blog post). In other news I am moving my blogging over to my Patreon site, but will keep linking here!
My first piece for HuffPost Opinions: “Our country has changed,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in his decision in Shelby County v. Holder. Congress had reauthorized the Voting Rights Act in 2006 by a 98-0 Senate vote and a gaping 390-33 tally in the House, but in 2013 the Supreme Court’s conservative justices voted 5-4 …
My son stims with beads. Most people see just a boring repetitive moment. But slow it down. Watch. Set it to Bach. #Neurodiversity #DownSyndrome #Autism #Parenting (Note: My son approves of this video).
I mostly share pieces now via Twitter and Facebook, but am going to make a new site to share stories (Both mine and those of others) soon! Just waiting to see what next year brings at Pacific Standard. Meanwhile, here’s my latest: Speaking as an American Jew, one reeling and in mourning over the massacre …
New at Pacific Standard: Hutchinson wants to show respect toward groups that feel excluded and bring them into the conversation. “I agree that black lives matter,” he says. “They [community groups including BLM] deserve a voice and deserve to be heard.” If elected, Hutchinson may have one advantage when it comes to drawing in the diverse …