Tim Barrus Blog
Posts tagged with optimism
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Tim Barrus: Public Schools Are Finished
I am a communist. I am a writer. Did someone say rejection. The Shibboleth. “Waiting Times” are measured in years. They’re ghosting you. Rejection is when your agent hasn’t called you ever. But you keep waiting because you are a writer and you have hope. Hope is a rarity as…
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Having Children
I no longer “get” having children. Why would anyone want to have a child today. I do not mean to be critical. I am just asking the question. Whenever I articulate this to my friends, people look at me with a mix of horror and disgust. What is wrong with…