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Lorraine Devon Wilke

Lorraine Devon Wilke

Phone Cameras Have Turned Everyone Into Paparazzi

Let me start with an admission: I’m a photo curmudgeon. I admit this fact. While some people LOVE having their picture taken, whether by…

Jul 12, 2023

Phone Cameras Have Turned Everyone Into Paparazzi

Jul 12, 2023

Lorraine Devon Wilke

The Trump Show: A Lie Has No Legs. Let’s Keep It That Way

As the Trump Show continues to endlessly unfold before our weary eyes (didn’t he say he’d disappear if he lost in ‘20??), and I watch his…

Jun 13, 2023

The Trump Show: A Lie Has No Legs. Let’s Keep It That Way

Jun 13, 2023

Lorraine Devon Wilke

Sharing Thoughts on ‘Second Chapters’ with Authority Magazine

Invited by Authority Magazine to share some thoughts on the topic of “second chapters,” and never one to miss an opportunity to discuss…

Feb 14, 2023

Sharing Thoughts on ‘Second Chapters’ with Authority Magazine

Feb 14, 2023

Lorraine Devon Wilke

The Continuing Long Shadow of Literary Cancellation

It was exactly three years ago today that I was in New York appearing on the NPR show 1A to discuss American Dirt, the controversial novel…

Jan 26, 2023

Jan 26, 2023

Lorraine Devon Wilke

When My ‘Dry January’ Became Permanent

I quit drinking. I wasn’t an alcoholic, it wasn’t January, and it was a really long time ago, but the ubiquitous “Dry January” memes of…

Jan 24, 2023

When My ‘Dry January’ Became Permanent

Jan 24, 2023

Lorraine Devon Wilke

And Once Again, Covid Comes For Christmas

Flights were booked, connections were arranged; the split-second timing of “leaving there and getting here” was set, synchronized so…

Dec 17, 2022

And Once Again, Covid Comes For Christmas

Dec 17, 2022

Lorraine Devon Wilke

The Gratitude Meme… Not Just For Thanksgiving

In case you hadn’t noticed, gratitude is pretty hip these days. All zeitgeisty and viral, posted daily on social media, in Twitter…

Nov 24, 2022

The Gratitude Meme… Not Just For Thanksgiving

Nov 24, 2022

Lorraine Devon Wilke

I Owned a Gun Once…

I owned a gun once. A real fancy, brand spankin’ new .357 Magnum. It was gifted to me on my 20th birthday by a boyfriend who happened to…

Jun 9, 2022

I Owned a Gun Once…

Jun 9, 2022

Lorraine Devon Wilke

I Am Unapologetically Pro-Life. I Am Also Proudly Pro-Choice. Let’s Discuss

A contradiction? An oxymoron? A pander to roiling social debate? NO. Semantics, perhaps. But, in truth, a more complete view of what…

May 6, 2022

I Am Unapologetically Pro-Life. I Am Also Proudly Pro-Choice. Let’s Discuss

May 6, 2022

Lorraine Devon Wilke

Senator Mallory McMorrow’s Vital Message: Indecency Will NOT Be Tolerated

On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, a largely unknown Democratic state senator from Michigan got up on the Senate floor of that great state and…

Apr 20, 2022

Senator Mallory McMorrow’s Vital Message: Indecency Will NOT Be Tolerated

Apr 20, 2022

Lorraine Devon Wilke

Lorraine Devon Wilke

Writer of fact & fiction, veteran of rock & roll, snapper of pics & someone to be reckoned with (my mom said). Visit www.lorrainedevonwilke.com for the rest.

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