Just Another Day in the Land of the Free

On April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 By Paul GoddenIn Article, Opinion, Writing3 Comments

So, on April 20th 2021, the jury in the case of the State of Minnesota vs. Derek Michael Chauvin (Court File No.: 27-CR-20-12646) found the defendant guilty on counts of unintentional second-degree murder while committing a felony (count I), third-degree murder, perpetrating an eminently dangerous act (count II), and second-degree manslaughter, culpable negligence creating an …

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It’s Not About Politics, And Yet It Is, And Must Be.

On June 8, 2020April 22, 2021 By Paul GoddenIn Article, Opinion, Writing11 Comments

Over the last week or so, I have read a number of fountain pen blog entries which begin with something akin to, "I usually try and stay in my lane..." or "I try to stay apolitical...". Well, here at Writing for Pain and Pleasure, I've never really had a lane as such, and I've never …

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