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new America

Screw old America, I’ll take the new and slightly improved version

May 7, 2020June 2, 2012 by Shay

Over a year ago, my father made a series of audio recordings for my brother and me talking about his life and family in rural Arkansas. Those recordings clarified many things that never quite made sense about my father and his family, but also revealed the cold truth of what America looked like if you …

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Categories Random babble Tags diversity, new America, old America 12 Comments




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