#stephen patterson

THE MOTHERING BLACKNESS

She came home running       back to the mothering blackness         deep in the smothering blackness white tears icicle gold plains of her face         She came home running She came down creeping       here to the black arms waiting       now to the warm heart waiting rime of alien dreams befrosts her rich brown face         She came down creeping She came home blameless       black yet as Hagar’s daughter       tall as was Sheba’s daughter threats of northern winds die on the desert’s face         She came home blameless

Party: Democrate

From: Inkster, MI

Candidacy Info:

Statement of Candidacy Filed: 1/6/25

Current Candidacy Statement Amendment Filed: N/A

Identification Number: P80007115

Running Mate: TBD (announced closer to election)

Political Committee:

Name: Patterson 2028 (FEC ID #: C)

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Policies: TBA

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Review of ‘Rosetta’

Tony Calanis Palermo had been a member of the clandestine Lunar intelligence service, but his misbehavior had caused his exile, and he found himself consigned to the role of able spaceman first class aboard a merchant starship. Unable to behave, he’s again caught, only now, he’s bound for long-term indenture on a sugar plantation—as much as a death sentence. There is, however, a way out. All he…

Tony Palermo’s life has been one of long odds, hard knocks, and hard-earned expertise in lucrative fields of questionable ethics and legality. Still, he may have finally met his match when a simple misstep lands him in the broiling political landscape of a backwater planet, where the untold wealth of a few and the potential destruction of millions is ready to burst on the galactic scene in the…