Ghost of Midnight

Best of FPF: Election Night Square Dance

Erik is inviting Townshend neighbors to come together on election night. We thought it was well worth a share:

“When I feel like I’m being pulled into the eddy of dark fates that swirl around our current election season, my escape comes when I can remember the broader stream that this rock-strewn vortex is only a small part of…

So here’s a little idea. Given the intensity of whatever will be on, and after, November 5th, I’d like your help to remember the wide wide river that carries us. And when I cast my ballot, I’d like nothing more than to step out of the voting booth and into a dance. Think of it as a gesture to organize the kindnesses we all know to be here – where under one roof we can both disagree and attest that, in spite of our differences, we’ll still show up to feed and swing each other.

So will you join me? For a square dance? Election night? Work is already underway. Sally Newton and the Turkey Mountain Window Smashers will be there to keep us in step.

Vote. Bring a dish. Bring a neighbor (especially the one with a different sign in the front yard), bring your civic spirits, battered and beautiful as we are, and prepare to promenade.

I hope you will.”