Somewhat Centrist, Slightly Sexist Seasonal Rants: Musings from the Alto Section

by Jinny V Batterson

Overview

Somewhat Centrist, Slightly Sexist Seasonal Rants explores contemporary American issues through the lens of an older American woman who for much of her life reluctantly self-identified as "white." Jinny tries to use her varied experiences to lighten our national mood ever so slightly and to suggest possibilities for a less fractured future. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781732047440
Publisher:	Jinny Batterson
Publication date:	03/22/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	104
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Jinny Batterson was born in Maryland just after World War II. She grew up in a small town, part of what came to be known as the "baby boom" generation. In adulthood, she has lived in Maryland, Virginia, Vermont, North Carolina and now California. She has traveled in all fifty states. For a total of about five pre-pandemic years, she lived intermittently outside the U.S. She hopes to use her varied experiences to help promote thoughtful discussions of contemporary issues.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents (Essays by Month): 

January-

Epiphany

Reproductive Health

February-

Unacknowledged Cousins: Reimagining "White" Womanhood

Noticing a Tailwind

March-

The Durability of Sisterhood

Gardening as Spiritual Practice

April-

What this Older American is Thinking and Needs to Say Out Loud

Whole Earth Generation(s)

May-

 Stuck Between Levels

Choosing Your Starfish

June-

Joe McCarthy's Ghost, Slavery's Ghosts, Untangling Contexts

On Being Temporarily Undocumented and Uncomfortable, but

More Permanently Advantaged

July-

The Dangers of Hate Speech: Radio Mille Collines

The Rest of the Story

August-

Fear Sells, Until...

What Difference Can a Letter Make?

September-

Still Subtle and Various and Human

Seven Harmful/Helpful Political Habits

October-

On to Kyiv, and Then What?

On Being Granted Three Witches

November-

Practicing Gestational Politics

Selective Memory and Finishing the Work We Are In

December-

Learned Helpfulness

Hallelujah Choruses