Ellen Hopkins·Sep 9, 2022To Those on Both Sides of the Book Removal IssueI went to high school in the ’70s in small town California. Overall, it was an upper middle class, not particularly diverse school. The…
Ellen Hopkins·Sep 17, 2020An Open Apology to My FamilyThis is an open apology to my family — my husband, children, grandchildren and assorted others — from the depths of my heart. Apologies…
Ellen Hopkins·Jan 28, 2020Degrees of Holocaust, a PoemI wrote this poem maybe 20 years ago, after a dream I had about aliens rounding us up and taking our children. It was so visceral that…
Ellen Hopkins·Jan 8, 2020What We MournTwo days ago, Nikki Haley, echoing the sentiments of conservative pundits and pols, accused “liberals” of mourning the death of Soleimani…
Ellen Hopkins·Jul 5, 2017When the Fireworks FizzleYesterday, July 4th, 2017 was my sixty-second Independence Day. Depending on the direction this country moves in the next year, it very…
Ellen Hopkins·Nov 10, 2016We’re Not “Getting Over It”Nope. Not getting over it. Look, if you voted for Trump, that was absolutely your right. But you don’t get to tell those of us who didn’t…A response icon1A response icon1
Ellen Hopkins·Nov 9, 2016I’ll Be Okay, Despite Last NightJust a couple of thoughts before I load up on caffeine, then take my dog hiking on a gorgeous November day because I can’t sit in my office…
Ellen Hopkins·Aug 21, 2016I am a political animal, as anyone who follows my [personal, as opposed to fan] Facebook page will…However, I underestimated the residual hatred of “others” festering just beneath the surface of my progressive belief in forward movement…
