Flash Essay: “Land of Promise. Land of Opportunity. Land of Heroes. Land of Greatness” by Ron Burch

Land of Promise. Land of Opportunity. Land of Heroes. Land of Greatness

Land of Promise. Land of Opportunity. Land of Heroes. Land of Greatness. Land of Freedom. Land of Landowners. Land of Religion. Land of Justice. Land of White Supremacy. Land of Racism. Land of Lies. Land of Intolerance. Land of Theft. Land of Law and Order. Land of Slavery. Land of Nationalism. Land of KKK. Land of 3/5s. Land of Discrimination. Land of Atrocity. Land of Resistance. Land of Massacre. Land of Patroller. Land of Genocide. Land of Slaveholder. Land of Field Overseer. Land of Exclusion. Land of Jim Crow. Land of Injustice. Land of John Birch. Land of Lynching. Land of Depression. Land of Murder. Land of Wall Street. Land of Redlining. Land of Monopoly. Land of Jingoism. Land of Torture. Land of Camps. Land of Crack. Land of Killing. Land of Opioid. Land of Dying. Land of Dead. Land of Atrocity. Land of Prisons. Land of Religion. Land of Authority. Land of Police. Land of Christianity. Land of Wealth. Land of Privilege. Land of Fear. Land of Sickness. Land of Death. Land of Law and Order. Land of Recession. Land of 1%. Land of Poverty. Land of Anti-Depressant. Land of Advertising. Land of Propaganda. Land of Lies. Land of Phobia. Land of Shootings. Land of Deception. Land of Lies. Land of Propaganda. Land of Lies. Land of Stop and Frisk. Land of Prisons. Land of Shootings. Land of Runaways. Land of Drones. Land of Abused. Land of Loneliness. Land of Sadness. Land of Despair. Land of Chokehold. Land of Homicide. Land of Authoritarian. Land of Obey. Land of Self Pity. Land of Q. Land of Protest. Land of Camps. Land of Resisters. Land of White Supremacy. Land of Promise. Land of Opportunity. Land of Heroes. Land of Greatness.

Ron Burch’s fiction has been published in numerous literary journals including South Dakota Review, Fiction International, Mississippi Review, and been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. His novel, Bliss Inc., was published by BlazeVOX Books. He lives in Los Angeles.

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