Author Archives: Nicole Plyler Fisk

Safety Pins As Both Hope And Resistance

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Nicole Plyler Fisk

  by NICOLE PLYLER FISK Since Donald Trump was declared President-elect of the United States in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, I’ve wandered around like Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games series, which I’m currently teaching at a state university — … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election, KIndness | Tagged | 4 Comments

With The Advent Of Social Media, Hating-On-The-Poor Posts Have Become A Genre

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Nicole Plyler Fisk

By Nicole Plyler Fisk I have lots of important things to write about (Syria, gun control, etc.), and I do write about them — often. But then my groove is interrupted, and I have to stop, because people from my … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Hypocrisy, Internet, KIndness, poverty | 4 Comments

In Which I Invite Gary Johnson To A Party

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Nicole Plyler Fisk

By Nicole Plyler Fisk Today on Morning Joe, Libertarian party candidate Gary Johnson asked, “What is Aleppo?” in a truly cringe-worthy video. For those of us closely following news from Syria, Aleppo is not only the war’s fiercest battleground but also has become synonymous … Continue reading →

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The Cats of Aleppo … and Their Keeper

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Nicole Plyler Fisk

by Nicole Plyler Fisk If there’s one thing I’ve learned from teaching Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games series to freshman composition students, it’s that — despite what presidential candidate Donald Trump would have us believe — we should not wax poetic over bombing anything. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Countries, Heroism, KIndness, Syria, War | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Flowers For Socrates, From Aleppo

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Nicole Plyler Fisk

by Nicole Plyler Fisk I’m honored to be a contributing writer to this blog (thanks, Chuck, for the invite). For my first piece, I thought that something with flowers would be appropriate, so I’m adapting a diary I posted, originally, … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Heroism, KIndness, Short Video, Syria, Terrorism | Tagged , , | 11 Comments