Breakups are hard. But sometimes they are the best option.
Writing a letter to his newly ex-country, award-winning teacher, author, poet, and activist Benjamin Gorman explains why he’s leaving America, and the reason is not what one would first guess. Packed with insights, sprinkled with humor, and delivered with courage and humility, this breakup letter feels like an opportunity to eavesdrop on the painful end of a relationship, offering an opportunity for others to emotionally prepare themselves for their own variations on the same experience. Clearly sincere in his hope that he’s wrong, Gorman gives us a chance to take steps in case the United States gets even half as bad as he predicts and offers some valuable tips about different ways to weather the coming storm.
Benjamin Gorman is an award-winning, recently retired high school English teacher, political activist, author, poet, publisher at Not a Pipe Publishing, and host of the WRITERS NOT WRITING podcast/YouTube show. He is now a digital nomad with his wife, bibliophile and guillotine aficionado Chrystal, their puppies, Merry and Pippin, and their pet dire wolf, Havoc. His novels are THE SUM OF OUR GODS, CORPORATE HIGH SCHOOL, THE DIGITAL STORM, and THE CONVENTION OF FIENDS series beginning with DON'T READ THIS BOOK and continuing in YOU WERE WARNED. He's also the author of two books of poetry: WHEN SHE LEAVES ME and THIS UNEVEN UNIVERSE.