by Ellary Eddy | Jan 7, 2020 | CITIZEN, LEXIVORE
At the dawn of a new decade, as I find myself simultaneously reflecting backward and forward in time, the word which keeps repeating in my head is hope. Hope, a signature word for the Obama era, now seems woefully inadequate to the task ahead. We can’t hope our way...
by Ellary Eddy | Aug 14, 2019 | CITIZEN
Having just watched the two hour documentary on the making of Season Eight of Game of Thrones, I found myself, the next evening, experiencing a flash about its significance. The stars of this doc are not the actors, but everyone else that made up the production crew,...
by Ellary Eddy | Jan 18, 2019 | CITIZEN
Anyone playing the part of Pangloss, from Voltaire’s satire Candide, would appear an utter buffoon at this juncture. Tutor to the young, sheltered baron Candide, Professor Pangloss remained, despite suffering numerous slings and arrows such as syphilis, hanging, near...
