Dawn Allen is a freelance writer and editor who is passionate about sustainability, political economy, gardening, traditional craftwork, and simple living. She and her husband are currently renovating a rural homestead in southeastern Michigan.


Enough!

Coronavirus, wearing masks, evictions, quarantine, food handouts, businesses closing, poverty… I’ve had enough of it.



The Conjoined States of America

Hardly united, our country is more like the conjoined states of America, but separating the two major cultural factions would be messy. Perhaps fatal.







The Calm Before the Storm

The candidates are winding down their campaigns as Americans on both sides warily await tomorrow’s election results, wondering if chaos will follow: it’s the calm before the storm.