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A Man Walks Into A Bar...
(Note: This is an original story appearing on Now Public first. WDB)
A man walks into a barbershop. He is old. He asks for the owner.
The assistant to the owner is a young woman. She tells him the owner is out for a while, and could she help him.
He says, "Well,... 247 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Racists Wanted For Reality Show About Slavery.
Participants are being sought for a reality show about slavery.
Individuals to be considered must be white, of legal age, and either male or female.
Those persons who might be considered "hard core" racists and who believe that neither the middle passage, slavery, Jim... 227 views | 22 recommendations | 1 comment
The Christmas Mirror: Santa's Last Letter to a Wonderful Child.
(Note: Don't ask me how I came to be in possession of this letter from Santa. I'll never tell. Will.)
My Dearest Child,
Word has gotten back to me that you are starting to doubt that I exist.
That's Ok. It is as it should be.
It is ok if you no longer believe in me... 192 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Iraq: Oranges and Dead Bodies.
Schools always want money.
So my daughter sold oranges. Boxes of them.
I wanted nothing to do with it.
I hate to lean on friends to buy anything overpriced for schools.
We are all already paying taxes for such things.
So she and her mother sold,
And when they came,... 143 views | 14 recommendations | 2 comments
AL Candidate for Gov. Roy Moore, Jr. Eats His Lunch Alone.
Will Bevis reporting from Gadsden, AL on 2010 Alabama Governor Candidate Roy Mooore, Jr.
Roy Moore Jr. eats his lunch alone.
When you are a writer, sometimes a story just falls on your plate. And you have to eat it, especially since there are so many starving... 101 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Oath Keepers Vow to Fight Moves U.S. Doomsday Clock 1 Minute.
The American Doomsday Clock has been moved one minute closer to Midnight because of the group "The Oath Keepers," who have pledged to prevent a"dictatorship" in the United States.
In a story by Alan Maimon of...
created by StandUpToRacism | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
726 views | 33 recommendations | 14 comments
726 views | 33 recommendations | 14 comments
New American Doomsday Clock Begins Ticking.
Gadsden, AL.
The American Doomsday Clock: Countdown to Civil War... has begun
It is at http://willbevis.com/id17.html
The symbolic clock face, created by Nowpublic.com contributor Will Bevis, is based on...
created by StandUpToRacism | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
1335 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
1335 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
The Place Where Life Hangs in the Balance: Pray for Lucas Holko.
In 1962 I was 12, and was walking away from a little league baseball game- and was struck and knocked unconscious by a line drive foul ball.
My heart stopped.
So did my breathing.
A coach rushed over.
He ... 321 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
One Beautiful Moment... Long Ago.
Writer Will Bevis remembers one perfect moment, long ago.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/9/27/786920/-One-Beautiful-Moment...-Long-Ago.
With thanks to Merrily1000 of dailykos, who made a comment that helped me in my strugle to find just the right title.
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The Finger: What it is Like Getting Old in America.
Writer Will Bevis takes you on a trip to get "the finger," in America's Health System.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/9/24/785827/-The-Finger:-What-its-Like-Getting-Old-in-America
142 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Republican Bobble-Heads: Daddy, Is News Like Cartoons for Adults?
Update: For a complete list of cartoon charachters who were NOT used in this story, but should have been, please go to the end of the story. After reading the story of course. But then, you knew that!)
So I'm eating my chilli and cutting glances at the news, and there the... 533 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Why I Rat. (With a Bonus Story About Viet Nam Bill. And April.)
It doesn't happen often anymore, but every so often someone will come up to me and say, "Hey, Will, I hear you like to "rat."
And I'll immediately understand them, because I was born in the South, spent most of my life in the South, and probably have some relatives... 124 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments
Red, White, and Blue Trash: America, Meet Your Next GA Senator
Well, it's happened again.
Some white man living in Georgia had a recurring flashback and thought it was 1850 or 1950 and he could do anything he wanted to a black woman, and he would get no punishment for it, or just a slap on the wrist.
And he was right.
For the moment,... 333 views | 44 recommendations | 15 comments
"You Rock!" What would America be without Black People?
For several days now, we have had people observing us where I work. It doesn't bother me, I just ignore them. I don't do any better or any worse than I would do if they weren't there. These are very low... 1206 views | 57 recommendations | 13 comments
Then Her Wig Fell Off: Sometimes, We Just Need to Laugh. 9/11/09.
I was depressed.
It was 9/11/2009 and liars are yelling "You lie!" at the President and Bin Laden still hasn't been caught and earlier my truck wouldn't start.
At this stage of the game there was only one thing that could cheer me up. It was to get a haircut.
Not... 590 views | 59 recommendations | 10 comments
