Issue Seventy-Seven

1. Ms. Fine’s “Into the Mirror” struck a chord with me. I really enjoyed it.

2. Hobbs’ “Chicken Littled” is a freeze-frame gem that once again provokes a deep reflection upon American society. The fable itself concerns the price we ultimately pay as mindless henny pennies/ ducky luckies/turkey lurkies/goosey loosies for believing in –and thoughtlessly repeating– the unsupported negative assertions started by the henny pennies– those who– however innocent & well-intentioned they may be–choose to believe that the worst is inevitable, thus leading us into the hands of the true deceivers ,the foxy loxies, and consequently self-fulfilling the original prophecy. Here an older sibling seeks to protect the younger from the ravages of the media, to protect his “childhood of the always future”. Can this effort to preserve innocence possibly succeed despite the heroic intervention? The snapshot image is powerful , poignant, unforgettable.

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