Hello USR members and guests, It’s great to touch bases with you again, and we hope you’ve enjoyed our recent postings. It’s been a fairly busy week. McKenzie Bartels‘ “She Fixed Things” shows how important a young cat can be in a family’s life. Magnolia Cook’s “Becoming a Better Person” explains that …
Hello USR members and guests, We’ve had a great week here at US Represented, and we hope you have, too. In Robert Fagles translation of The Odyssey, Book 11, Tiresias predicts Odysseus’s fate. Mark Eberhardt’s “Hope You’re Happy, Too” describes an eventful morning that turns out differently than one might expect. Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods …
Hello USR members and guests, Our site has had another great week, and we appreciate you keeping us company. In Emily Badovinac’s “One Last Thing,” after the violent death of his sister Cassie, Logan’s grief turns to purpose when she asks him for a last favor. Mark Eberhardt’s “Thought” reminds …
Hello USR readers, We hope you’re enjoying life. We’ve had fun shaping this past week’s offerings. For instance, in one entry, Leonardo da Vinci explains why stupidity and superstition are bad things. In Tim Gleason’s “One Morning in the Lunch Line,” a young man stubbornly refuses to accept anything less than his …
Hello USR members and guests, We hope life is treating you well. The diversity of our weekly offerings was in keeping with our mission to support free speech and creative expression. Mark Eberhardt’s “Nothing to Forget” proves that it’s never too late to become a better person. In “The Real ER,” Amber …
Hello everyone, It’s nice to speak with you again. Our writers have contributed some strong texts to this week’s collection. In “Community Gardening: Getting Our Hands Dirty,” Jennifer Lucero points out that community gardens “revitalize our prosperity, health, and happiness by maintaining whole food supplies for everyone, which means everyone …
Hi USR members and guests, This week’s offerings focus a bit on health and environmental issues although not entirely. Janelle Watson’s “San Francisco Must Stop Abusing Its Marine Mammals” makes a strong case for greater protection of aquatic animals. Mark Eberhardt’s “Unintended Consequences” describes what happens when a homeless Veteran finds a pistol in …
Hello USR members and guests, It’s been a busy week. In “Education Reform from the Bottom Up,” Pete Howard suggests an overhaul of America’s education system based on four major changes, but this can only happen “when active educators take on a much larger role. We need an overhaul from …
Hi USR members and guests, We hope all is going well for you, and thanks for spending time enjoying our site’s weekly offerings. We posted an eclectic mix of interesting works over the past week. “Siduri’s Advice to Gilgamesh,” taken from The Epic of Gilgamesh, the first known piece of extended literature, recounts a Sumerian …
Hello USR members and guests, We hope you’re staying warm and safe wherever you are. The weather has been challenging for people all across the country, and our thoughts are with all those who are struggling. We published some quality works over the past week designed to keep everyone thinking and …
Hello USR members and guests, It’s been a productive week of diverse offerings. In “Adding Insult to Injury,” Amanda Fox argues that rude people and cheapskates should stay away from restaurants. Janele Johnson’s “Taking Up Space“ is a poem about verbals and the philosophy of self-acceptance that probably only an English teacher …
Hello everyone, Have you been having a good week so far? As always, we’ve been staying busy. As most of you have probably already noticed, we’ve posted some quality works to keep you informed and entertained. We showcased a very eclectic mix of writings, which is always our intended goal, …
Hello USR members and guests, It’s great to talk to you again, and we hope you’re having a good week. We’ve been making some progress in this neck of the woods. For instance, Lindsay Deen upgraded the page numbering for our articles. She enlarged the font, so the page numbering is …
Hi USR members and guests, We have had a productive week. We added a timeless reflection from James Baldwin’s “The Creative Process.” In it, he addresses the issue of needing to find different strategies for approaching long-held assumptions when traditions change or fade away. In “PB Waves,” Mark Eberhardt discusses the different public and private lives of a Pacific Beach surfer. “Cultivating …
Hello USR members and guests, As impulsive as New Year’s resolutions tend to be, they do sometimes reflect a serious desire to actualize achievable goals, so in this spirit, we should mention that we will continue to publish all thoughtful, current, and well-composed works in different mediums that will delight and inform our audience. US …
Hello US Represented members and guests, We hope you’ve been enjoying a safe and refreshing holiday season and are looking forward to ushering in the new year with positive intentions. Our goal is to continue growing, upgrading, and diversifying the site so we can better engage your interests and keep …