“”A bold, lyrical reimagining of the Joan of Arc story.’It’s the day any writer dreams of: when book reviewers look at your book and find it good.Mar 81Mar 81
Published inI Ain’t Marching AnymoreAs the republic teeters, even writing about the “must pass” military bill feels beside the pointLike so many of us, I start my day calling my reps, about the newest atrocity leashed by the Trump-Musk administration. The staff of my…Feb 11Feb 11
Published inI Ain’t Marching AnymoreMilitary Extremism: It Starts at the TopAs 2025 began, it seemed like everyone was talking about military extremism.Jan 16Jan 16
Forty yearsForty years ago today, I arrived at Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan. I didn’t know I had multiple sclerosis.Dec 27, 20241Dec 27, 20241
Published inI Ain’t Marching AnymoreSome news, and an Appeal for RedressCan’t believe it’s been almost three months since I last posted here. I knew I was depressed, my disability woes distracting from my…Jul 1, 2024Jul 1, 2024
Aaron Bushnell Opposed All “State-Sanctioned Violence”If you know and read me, you knew I’d write about Aarron Bushnell, and perhaps reference Norman Morrison. Waging Nonviolence agreed …Mar 16, 2024Mar 16, 2024
Process notes: Sieges then and nowI’m thinking a lot about sieges. Of course you are, Lombardi, you’re writing a novel that takes place during the Hundred Years’ War, an era…Nov 24, 2023Nov 24, 2023
Published inI Ain’t Marching Anymoret“Military resistance is conscience in action”Nov 4, 2023Nov 4, 2023
#ChrisRereads, Day Two: The Case for Cancel CultureI was excited when I first heard of this book by Ernest Owens, an acclaimed Philly writer and leader in PABJ (the Philadelphia Association…Nov 29, 2022Nov 29, 2022
Chris Re-Reads: A new seriesI’m a fast reader, always have been; in third grade I raced a classmate to be the first to finish H.G. Wells’ Journey to the Center of the…Nov 28, 2022Nov 28, 2022
