The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: anonymous

  • Steps in the Right Direction

    Life is not black and white, it’s shades of grey.

  • Go Away, Secret Admirer

    It’s an eerie form of passive aggression.

  • The Limit of My Tolerance

    We are losing the ability to maintain a respectful discourse.

  • On Being Recognized

    It never fails to take me by surprise.

  • On Being Anonymous

    So, this happened: I got off work very late the other night. The city was relatively quiet. And there was a flower stuck in the door handle of my car. I stopped. I looked around. No one was in sight. I tried to let my better angel speak to me. I really did. I really,…

  • Viral Days

    It’s funny. You can float along in cyberspace, completely anonymous to all but friends and family, and then all of a sudden, BAM! The limelight blasts you right in the cornea. It’s happened to me a few times. It’s always unexpected and seemingly random. And it feels very strange. I had one of those days…

  • Outing the KKK

    Back in the early 80’s, when I was 17, I was driving to a local park with an African American friend of mine to go swimming. To get to this park, you had to go miles down this rural road to its very end, then come to a stop at a T junction and make…

  • What’s a Brother to Do?

    Hi! Blue here. Mom needed a day off from this blog. And who can blame her, after what my little brother has put her through? Last night she came home after a very stressful 12 hour shift to find an anonymous nastygram on the front porch. “Your dog has been barking for the past 2…

  • Generosity Makes an Impact

    Recently I pulled up to the gate at a tourist attraction, stupidly surprised that I’d have to pay for parking, and realizing that this meant I’d probably have to go without lunch because in my world, every penny counts and there aren’t that many pennies available. And then the parking attendant said, “Go on through.…