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Saturday, July 16, 2022

THE NEW USA

by Wendy Hoffman




The Supreme Court #2
voted 24 to 1
not to allow men to impregnate
female humans, plus to find guilty
all those who ‘aid and abet’ them
in this endeavor
such as florists, chocolatiers,
romantic restaurateurs,
violinists,
other musicians,
and makers
of 400 thread Egyptian cotton sheets.

Oh, and it ruled that only females may carry guns.


Wendy Hoffman has published three memoirs, The Enslaved QueenWhite Witch in a Black Robe, and in 2020 A Brain of My Own.  The Enslaved Queen has been translated into German. Her book of poetry Forceps was also published along with a book of essays, From the Trenches, written with Alison Miller. Her most recent memoir After Amnesia is published on the SmartNews and Survivorship websites. It has been translated into German. What gives her life meaning is helping other surviving victims.