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Rant #2026
I write a lot of theseHysterical sometimes illogicalScreaming storming kick assRANTSI read & hear a lot of these These daysHow the F’ing damn didWe come to this moment In historyWhy A better questionThe Rant: This is as American as Apple… Continue reading
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1948
I was born Bronx Lincoln HospitalIsrael created Land imaginedEveryone said so Land takenNakba I survivedWhat do I know Palestinians don’t existIt’s not their country Tell that to Indigenous peopleEverywhereIt’s only a map I have a copy of the deedCleansing the… Continue reading
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Living Old(er). Learning Lessons.
This is part one of a two-part poetic memoir on Living Old(er). Learning Lessons. Originally published on LinkedIn and updated with my current age. I often joke that while I may be old(er) at seventy-seven, it doesn’t mean I’m deadNo,… Continue reading
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41. A Love Story.
January 1, 2026, Sumire Gant and Antonio Pedro Ruiz celebrate forty-one years of sharing their lives. The romantic in me searches for words to speak to youfor feelings to feelto share with you January 1, 1985when I crawled down the… Continue reading
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Serious Times
Final thoughts of 2025. These truly are serious and dangerous times. The last question I have is, what are we going to do about it in 2026? These/ are serious timesThese/ are not serious peopleThese/ are fraught timesThese/ are not… Continue reading
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voices from the dark corners of America
The following is my riff on a reply to a recent post on antoniopedroruiz.com they are not hiding in the dark corners of americathey want to be seen heard attentively religiously andif you don’t there will be a priceto pay… Continue reading
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Stop Me If You’ve Heard This Before
From the 2025 files, we seek to understand the challenges facing us in 2026. The unraveling of America. Not that we were ever as knotted together as we think we were. Stop me if you’ve heard this before. A group… Continue reading
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Da Bronx: The Nostalgia of Memory
This past summer, I spent seven days in Da Bronx, where I was born. These are the memories the visit revealed. The little red car I received on my fifth birthday —the first memory my brain will acknowledge. 314 East… Continue reading
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Resolutions
I’ve made my one resolution for 2026. I will have no resolutions What’s the point? I’m just going to break them in one week or one month or somewhere around May when it begins to get L.A. weather lovely, and… Continue reading
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What’s Bugging Us These Days
From the files of 2025, a series of unanswered questions. Watching your screens, computer, TV, and phone these days, do you ever get the feeling there’s just too much happening in your mind and your life? There’s the stress at… Continue reading
