PinnedDavid Todd McCartyinEllemenoBeginning Again At Fifty-FiveIn which I attempt to calculate the remaining years of my life and plan for the final act·10 min read·Feb 14, 2023--341--341
David Todd McCartyinRome MagazineDo Americans Really Deserve Donald Trump?The sheer ignorance of the comments blaming Americans for the failures of our government is grating and infuriating·7 min read·5 hours ago--7--7
David Todd McCartyinA Bit DodgyThe Compassionate MisanthropeA Curmudgeon explores the existential conflict between quiet compassion and profound annoyance·7 min read·2 days ago--5--5
David Todd McCartyinRome MagazineBedtime For Bonzo, Or Nothing To See HereNow that Trump’s first criminal trial is in the hands of the jury, what’s next for the Criminal In Chief?·5 min read·May 29, 2024--10--10
David Todd McCartyinEllemenoAn Angel With An Incredible Capacity For BeerAccepting my many contradictions and the radical beauty in believing that more than one thing can be true at the same time·8 min read·May 21, 2024--9--9
David Todd McCartyinA Bit DodgyWhen Will It Be Enough?Life moves pretty fast, but we don’t seem to be gaining on anything·8 min read·May 18, 2024--29--29
David Todd McCartyUnfinished And Half-AssedExcerpts from my journaling over the past few months that mean everything to me and nothing at all·9 min read·May 12, 2024--16--16
David Todd McCartyinRome MagazineFor They Know Not What They DoAmerica is in crisis because voters aren’t so much misinformed as they are completely uninformed·13 min read·May 4, 2024--14--14
David Todd McCartyinRome MagazineWhy Protests Should Never Be PeacefulA non-violent protest need not be quiet, tame, or even polite, but rather should be disruptive, provocative, and confrontational·7 min read·May 2, 2024--27--27
David Todd McCartyinEllemenoA License To StealOur very existence as writers is grist for the storytelling mill, and everything around us must be mined for the truth·7 min read·Apr 22, 2024--28--28