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Most recently published stories in The Swamp.
For a Malignant Narcissist Defeat is Unacceptable
*Although I use the term narcissist to describe Donald Trump, I nor anyone else as far as I am aware, has formally assessed and diagnosed him with a personality disorder. The term narcissist is being used as a descriptor not a diagnosis. I am discussing the events that have taken place both before and since the election, based on his statements and his actions.
By Natalie Frank, Ph.D5 years ago in The Swamp
Save Our Youth, Don't Shoot!
Lori Lightfoot (Mayor of Chicago) Dear, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Greetings, Mayor Lightfoot. My name is Leavie Scott. I am a 43 year old African American man who was born and raised in the city of Chicago, Illinois. I am a hard-working man and a father of six children and I love helping other people. I have a passion to help young boys and young men because I know what it's like growing up as a young black man in Chicago, as well as the state of Wisconsin. I have experienced many things in life that both changed me and molded me into the man I am today. I want to reach out to other young boys an men in the city of Chicago.
By Organic Products 5 years ago in The Swamp
The Plague is Here. Now Let's Bring Back the Cooler Historical Trends.
History is fascinating! I don’t mean the textbook Western Civ classes that we were forced to take in college (or sleep through in my case). I mean history as a whole, the continuous evolution of everything that humans have ever created or had contact with. It’s amazing to think of how far we have come in the few years (as far as the Earth’s chronology is concerned) that humans have been here. As much as we have progressed however, I can’t help but feel that we have left a lot of things behind that should have followed us. There has been so much greatness through different cultures, different eras, and different genres that have been mostly forgotten.
By Kassondra O'Hara5 years ago in The Swamp
"Saving Ruby King" - 2020's Most Underrated Book
Racism, deceit, murder: three words that Chicagoans hear every day, leaving them numbed by and complicit to the daily news reports from all over the city. A new shooting here, a new shooting there. Everything that goes on just becomes another bleep in the scanner.
By Angela Lindemulder 5 years ago in The Swamp
Election and Turmoil
I am not sure where to start, but one thing for sure is that I have started voting at the age of 18 and the year was 1984. I voted for the first time just before heading to boot camp in Orlando, Florida. I joined the Navy and got all my physicals down in Massachusetts in October after my 18 th birthday.
By Debra Bernatovich5 years ago in The Swamp
How Romantic Heartbreak Prepared Me For Post-Election America
Can you remember your first crush? Mine was Alyssa, the pretty girl with brown hair in my first grade classroom. I don't remember much about first grade. But I clearly recall that electrifying feeling of chasing her attention.
By Jake Najarian5 years ago in The Swamp
