Daniel McCoyinTell Your StoryThoughts inspired by Pride month.The Stonewall riots happened the summer after I graduated high school, before I started college. Nobody was “out” when I was in high…Jun 11Jun 11
Daniel McCoyinTell Your StoryThe BurglarI woke up with a start, eyes blinking. The noise that woke me might’ve been someone slamming their apartment door or something, because it…Jun 11Jun 11
Daniel McCoyThe Wizard Wasn’t The Most Wonderful Thing About OzA few years ago, I was able to watch the classic film from 1939, The Wizard of Oz, on the big screen at the Paramount Theater in Oakland…Dec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
Daniel McCoyinTell Your StoryThe Train to RomaIt was nearly midnight when I got off the train in Milan. I had made it all the way up to Denmark during my spring break from studying in…Apr 24, 2021Apr 24, 2021
Daniel McCoyKermit SkrommeA high school English teacher with the unlikely name of Kermit Othello Skromme altered the course of my life, and in a good way.Apr 12, 2021Apr 12, 2021
Daniel McCoyIt ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble.I do love a good Mark Twain quote.Jul 17, 20201Jul 17, 20201
Daniel McCoyMr. GilmoreWith all of the talk of race, I’ve been thinking a lot about my experience growing up in San Jose, California, back when San Jose was…Jun 27, 20201Jun 27, 20201
Daniel McCoyWhat did George Washington want for his country?I recently saw an ad for some slogan t-shirts and one particular slogan caught my eye. It was a quote attributed to George Washington that…May 13, 2020May 13, 2020
Daniel McCoyWhat’s Right? What’s Left? What Works?There have been many essays about problems with the old left vs. right political paradigm. I’d like to attempt a view from a higher…Aug 23, 2018Aug 23, 2018
