A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late May, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late May, 2002 | Richard Grayson

Cochise County's Herald-Review Media publishes a letter by Richard Grayson, "A spoiler candidacy isn't a protest, it's a risk," about the Arizona Green Party

Today, Thursday, July 2, 2026, Cochise County's Herald-Review Media publishes a Letter by Richard Grayson, "A spoiler candidacy isn't a protest, it's a risk," about the Arizona Green Party in response to an earlier letter:

Gary Swing's letter highlights Green Party values – but Democrats share those values, too. The real question is electoral consequence.

In the entire history of the State of Arizona, no candidate not a Republican or Democrat has ever won a contested partisan election, and there is no reason to believe this year will be different.

With Arizona's governor, Secretary of State, and 6th Congressional District races all potential tossups, Green candidates can tip outcomes towards the Republicans. The Green Party establishment dismisses both major parties as a "uniparty" or "corporate duopoly," but that framing ignores real differences. Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are not Andy Biggs, JD Vance, or Kari Lake. Those differences matter enormously under an administration many Arizona Green Party members find authoritarian and corrupt.

The CD6 race between Republican Juan Ciscomani and Democrat JoAnna Mendoza could help determine control of the U.S. House. A spoiler candidacy by Mr. Swing there isn't a protest – it's a risk. The vast majority of voters, Democrat and Republican alike, will reject the Green Party's refusal to reckon with political reality no matter who their candidates are.

Richard Grayson

Apache Junction

"The Inoculations," a story by Richard Grayson, published at Thirteen Bridges Review: The Literary Arts Journal of Auburn University at Montgomery

Today, July 1, 2026, Thirteen Bridges Review: The Literary Arts Journal of Auburn University at Montgomery, published a short story by Richard Grayson, "The Inoculations."

Alaska U.S. Senate Candidate Ballot Finalized at Close of "Dan Sullivans" Litigation; Richard Grayson is the Green Party Candidate

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-May, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-May, 2002 | Richard Grayson

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner publishes letter by Richard Grayson, "Hope this clears things up"

Today, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner published a letter by Richard Grayson, "Hope this clears things up," responding to a letter that questioned Alaska's U.S. Senate candidates' motives for running:

I agree with the letter writer who argued that if the Alaska Division of Elections is going to examine and judge the motives of one candidate for the U.S. Senate and purport to remove him from the ballot -- something I believe is unconstitutional -- then all candidates' motives for running need to likewise be judged. As a Senate candidate, my Arizona address provoked a question about my motives, so I will answer it now: The average high temperature each day in Apache Junction in August is between 104 and 114 degrees Fahrenheit. Just as our town is filled with seasonal residents from Alaska and other Northern climes, I now have a good excuse to visit my snowbird neighbors and mooch off them for a while. That great politician Harry S. Truman may have said, "If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen," but at age 75, I prefer to spend time in Alaska.

Richard Grayson's "The Iran Joke Book" mentioned in Walter Kaner's column in the New York Daily News

Today, June 4, 1980, Walter Kaner's column in the New York Daily News, ends with a mention of Richard Grayson's newest book:

IRANIC: There's nothing funny about the situation in Iran, but that hasn't stopped a Rockaway Park author, Richard Grayson, from putting together a paperback of puns, published this week, called "The Iran Joke Book." Samples: "How do Iranians phone each other?" "Persian to Persian." "How do Iranian clergymen make a decision?" "They mullah it over.".

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early May, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early May, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late April, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late April, 2002 | Richard Grayson

Richard Grayson in Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent survey of candidates in Arizona's Legislative District 7

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-April, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-April, 2002 | Richard Grayson 

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early April, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early April, 2002 | Richard Grayson

OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters publishes Richard Grayson's "Robert Kennedy Jr. Saved From Quicksand"

OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters has published Richard Grayson's "Robert Kennedy Jr. Saved From Quicksand."

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late March, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late March, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-March, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-March, 2002 | Richard Grayson