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Susan Winter's avatar

This is one of the best.... no. That's not right. This is THE best piece of writing I've read in a long, long time. (Or ever?) It hits all the buttons - timely commentary, historical perspective, cringe, and humor.

As an aside, I'm a lifelong resident of Colorado ("native" is a terrible, haunting term that I will not use) and the stunning array of landscapes within this one state cannot be believed. That, and the stunning array of political views.

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Kat Adams's avatar

Congratulations Brian on your dual citizenship!!! That is very exciting and something I wish I had. My husband is British citizen, and I’ve started the process but it seems interminable, so I applaud yours. I loved this article! It made me shake my head and laugh out loud. Being from California, I was pretty much unaware of the bigotry like you described in certain states. After moving to Colorado (which yes is a beautiful state) I experienced for the first time racism working as a nurse. Maybe I was never exposed to it because I was younger or just was lucky enough to grow up in a civilized area of the San Francisco Bay Area. I was aware that other states natives considered us Californians as coming from “The Land of Fruits and Nuts” whilst on road trips. We would go to visit cousins in Minnesota by the way :). Cheers and I am so enjoying your new book Fluke! So is my husband who stole it from me before I was finished!

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