The Green Chair by Alice Melott

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When is a chicken sandwich a poison pill?
And when will white women embrace the power of their privilege?
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How do you know you know what you think you know?
In 1980, when I was 21, I moved to NYC from a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, called Mountain Brook. Mountain Brook was known to have among the top…
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May 2023
April 2023
Love Thy Neighbor; Melt Thy Handgun
Never in the history of the world has anyone died by a bullet when no gun was present. Guns kill people. Period. The minute we decide to put a handgun…
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What happens in New Orleans…
It was a helluva day in New Orleans, February 1971. I was 12, in 7th grade. I was wearing my favorite polyester navy and orange tunic and bell bottoms…
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March 2023
January 2023
December 2022
Flashback to 2008
Happy New Year! Anybody got a hat?
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Thanks for dropping by my new place…
Please excuse me while I rearrange the furniture. Substack is a new platform for me. It’s intended to be my writing desk — and a place where we can…
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