July 2 and July 4
JULY 2
Letters to my mother, written by me (and my girlfriend Gail), in 1970-1971, bundled up and hung at the Temple at Burning Man in 2017. They were burned along with the Temple at the end of the event. Gail (1954-1982) would have been 70 today.

The whole story:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43728023-just-runaways

JUST RUNAWAYS by AleXander Hirka | Goodreads
JUST RUNAWAYS Fragments from the correspondence to my m…
JULY 4
Throw some burgers on the grill — and while they’re cookin’ you can read my latest published piece on patriotism and hot dog and pierogi eating contests!

The Colors of Groupthink. god supress america (please) | by aleXander hirka | Jun, 2024 | Medium
god supress america (please)
Musical Interlude
Masters of War - Bob Dylan (1963)
(Avener Rework)(2018)
You fasten all the triggers / For the others to fire
Then you sit back and watch / When the death count gets higher
You hide in your mansion / While the young people's blood
Flows out of their bodies / And is buried in the mud.
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