All Opinions Her Own

Accidentally on the Front Lines

D.C. Arts Writer, Disoriented as Heck

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Allison R. Shely
Aug 14, 2025
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Dear Reader,

There undoubtedly was a category of my adolescent daydreams in which I or some self-insert-character starred as “Cultural Critic/Leader of the Resistance”—but I wasn’t expecting it to happen in real life so…accidentally.

As always, all opinions are my own.

Listen, for all the political stuff I write, I just live in D.C.—okay, technically Arlin…

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