Browsing: Deborah J. Ledford

Writing Workshop, “Editing: How to Make Your Work Shine”

April 29, 20131

Sedona AZ (April 29, 2013) – Arizona author, Deborah J. Ledford, returns to Sedona for another of her informative writing…

Cauldron of Chaos
By Tommy Acosta
Drones fill the skies. Innocent pedestrians are mowed down by vehicles. Tesla trucks explode outside symbolic landmarks like Trump Tower. School shootings have become a grim regularity. Women are pushed in front of trains or horrifically set ablaze in New York City subways. Children fall victim to unspeakable crimes committed by those who slipped through the cracks of a broken immigration system. Gangs like Tren de Aragua terrorize tenants, taking over entire buildings in an assertion of lawless power. The chaos feels unrelenting. How much more can the human psyche endure? Fear seems to be the final frontier, a force systematically weaponized. It clutches us by the throat, tethering our gaze to screens feeding us a steady drip of terror. The entities that control the flow of information manipulate this fear, amplifying it to levels that threaten to consume us entirely. Something monumental feels imminent. The tension is palpable. The fear coursing through the nation has reached critical mass. Murder, mayhem, and disorder now permeate every corner of society. It’s a cauldron of chaos coming to a boil as more and more people snap. Go berserk and go on killing sprees across the nation. Read more→