I am challenging myself to see a path to ending this second civil war we have been waging, wherein Republicans hate Democrats, Democrats loathe Republicans, and both sides refuse to hear anything the other side says.
So, after yesterday’s wondrous worldwide women’s march, this happened:
Is this a tiny moment dwarfed by more alarming statements? Sure it is. Did we expect this from him? Nope. Is it a presidential moment? Yes it is. Should we encourage him to be reasonable more often? We should.
So, bravo. Let’s see this as the start of something.
It is possible? I hope so.
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My name is Christopher Ryan. I am a former award-winning journalist turned high school teacher, and I have written since reading S.E. Hinton's THE OUTSIDERS when I was in elementary school. I have independently published an award-winning debut novel, CITY OF WOE, plus the prequel short story collection CITY OF SIN, the sequel novel CITY OF PAIN, a high school thriller novel GENIUS HIGH, and several high adventure novelettes for the Rapid Reads series featuring Alex Simmons' African-American adventurer BLACKJACK All are available via amazon.com, as is my children's book, THE FERGUSON FILES - THE MYSTERY SPOT. Additionally, I was nominated for a supporting actor award for my work in the multiple award-winning independent film, CLANDESTINE, from Feenix Films.
I blog about writing, life, pop culture, the journey of learning to promote my independently published work, my efforts to secure a traditional publishing contract, and my career as a teacher.
