It was in the Times
The future is looking worse
Racial strife. Illness. Hate
No.
The future is not looking worse
It will look better
When we stop lying
About what the past was
June 12, 2020 by Eric Rasmussen
It was in the Times
The future is looking worse
Racial strife. Illness. Hate
No.
The future is not looking worse
It will look better
When we stop lying
About what the past was
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Eric R. Rasmussen is a novelist, composer, journalist and filmmaker. He is the author of ten novels, including the three-volume work The Ghost and the Hemispheres. He is the sole force behind the musical act Salon De La Guerre. And he is the writer/director of the online Web comedy series “The Retributioners” starring Stephanie Faith Scott.
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