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Critical Mass Reunion: The 1960 Glen Echo Amusement Park Protestors Gather Again

On Thursday, May 17, at the theater in the National Archives building in Washington, DC, a preview was held of a documentary film, clips…

13 min readMay 20, 2018

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1968: The Year the World Ended

The spark reached the powder keg 50 years ago. The fuse was lit long before.

14 min readMar 30, 2018

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1968: The Year the World Ended

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The Return of Ignatz, or How Our Cat Fell in Love with a Mouse.

A Grieving Cat can turn to Strange Company

5 min readJan 29, 2024

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The Return of Ignatz, or How Our Cat Fell in Love with a Mouse.

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AJ Calhoun

Climate of Hunter

We Have Entered Deserted He Has Gazed From My Windows As If All That Replaced Us Could Still End In Me. -Scott Walker, “ Sleepwalker’s…

14 min readNov 5, 2023

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Climate of Hunter

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AJ Calhoun

Rave On

The Day the World Stood Still

5 min readFeb 3, 2023

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Rave On

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AJ Calhoun

Buffalo Soldiers and the Memphis Five

A strange dichotomy divides Black heroes and villains

6 min readJan 30, 2023

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Buffalo Soldiers and the Memphis Five

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AJ Calhoun

The Empty Chair

A note to my father, who died on Thanksgiving morning, 1999.

13 min readNov 24, 2022

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The Empty Chair

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Rockets and Bombs and a horrible anthem: Our 4th of July is Nothing but Noise

Our fair republic has embarked on the celebratory weekend of another Independence Day, aka: 4th of July. Here in a certain suburban small…

7 min readJul 3, 2022

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Rockets and Bombs and a horrible anthem: Our 4th of July is Nothing but Noise

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AJ Calhoun

Approaching Epiphany, 2022

It’s not Just About Christmas Anymore

6 min readJan 3, 2022

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Approaching Epiphany, 2022

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The Beginning of the End

Remembering the assassination of John F. Kennedy

6 min readNov 23, 2021

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The Beginning of the End

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AJ Calhoun

AJ Calhoun

Writer, activist, novelist, sixth generation DC, local historian-storyteller, and 1:1 patient care technician five days a week.

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