General Discussion

Long ago, I had a version of this published in a newspaper I wrote for. Over the decades, I have had things published in a variety of books, magazines, and newspapers. Heck, I was a good enough amateur boxer that at the age of 13, a British writer for Boxing Illustrated did a feature story on me. But eventually Rubin would tell me to hang up the gloves and get into college, which I did. For boxing is both beautiful and brutal, and my brother that Rubin really liked would die from head injuries sustained in the ring.

My paternal great X7 grandfather was a hedge school master on the Old Sod in the era of the United Irishmen. He was arrested, sentenced to death, kept in a dungeon, and eventually released when the Brits recognized his role was simply as the poet of the uprising. I keep that in mind! (grin) Plus my other mentor, Onondaga Chief Waterman, stressed that my assigned role was like his -- to reach the grass roots with the message. Other positions on the Council of Chiefs involve being known in the media, etc. Hence, nothing pleases me more than writing primarily for DU:GD these days. Hopefully the militias that the president wants to enrich to "stand by" will not come to hang me for that!