by Marie Watts | Mar 9, 2026 | Blog
Religious freedom is under assault in Texas. Republican primary candidates have repeatedly pointed to a Muslim boogeyman in the room, promising to protect us from Sharia Law and the spread of radical Islam. My mailbox and TV were bombarded with ads from political...
by Marie Watts | Feb 2, 2026 | Blog
Friends have been important to me for as long as I can remember. As a preschooler, I found a friend down the street, but in retrospect, maybe she wasn’t such a good friend. She and I swiped my parents’ afternoon newspaper and hid it behind a bush in front of the...
by Marie Watts | Jan 26, 2026 | Blog
Table of Contents 2 3 COLD IN TEXASPREPARATIONS FOR THE COLDDURING THE COLDLAST THOUGHTS ON THE COLD Today is one fricking cold day. How cold is it, you ask? This is hog-killing weather. (???? That’s a weird one.)There’s only a strand of barbed wire between here and...
by Marie Watts | Jan 19, 2026 | Blog
Table of Contents 2 3 HUMAN DESIRE FOR FREEDOMFREEDOM AND NAZI GERMANYFREEDOM AND THE JAPANESE EMPIREFREEDOM AND THE UNITED STATESLAST THOUGHTS ON FREEDOM How individuals react when freedom has been restricted has been on my mind lately. As a member of the writing...
by Marie Watts | Jan 12, 2026 | Blog
Table of Contents 2 3 THE PAST IS A TRICKY THINGWHO IS TRYING TO CONTROL THE PAST?President Donald TrumpThe State of Texas THOUGHTS ABOUT LEARNING FROM THE PAST “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”― George...
by Marie Watts | Jan 5, 2026 | Blog
This blog on laziness was first published on July 10, 2023. Unfortunately, I was struck with the affliction again yesterday when I found myself reading rather than writing my blog. Absolutely nothing has changed except that my favorite gin is no longer being sold....
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