Ellen Bassett
- Jan 13, 2021
January 6, 2021
I’ve been mulling over what one could possibly write about what happened in Washington, DC on this date. Just when you think you have...
Ellen Bassett
- Sep 23, 2020
Masking Politics
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/09/18/nation-world-news/gulf-between-white-houses-words-trumps-actions-on-masks/ The American...
Ellen Bassett
- Dec 3, 2017
Praise Poem to My E-Bike in Limericks
("Ode on a Grecian Urn" was way too complicated to parody. "There Once was a (gendered term) from Nantucket"—much easier, if a rather...
Ellen Bassett
- Aug 16, 2017
Charlottesville
This past weekend, specifically on August 12, 2017, the Unite the Right Rally took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, the town in which...
Ellen Bassett
- Jul 29, 2017
Living Well while Living Small
This summer, like the previous five, I’ve spent several weeks in Portland, Oregon living in an ADU. The humidity is low, the sun is out...
Ellen Bassett
- Jul 26, 2017
Gentrification: The Search for the Trojan Horse
In a lot of cities in the United States, gentrification is a watchword and a worry. Escalating housing prices, demolition of older...