I've wanted to be a writer all my life, and that's basically what I am at this point. I say basically because I do is at that level.For many years now I've been writing comments on a variety of internet sites, and posting and commenting on Facebook on a daily basis.I receive no income from it, but I have found it emotionally satisfying. If I were to use the Facebook Activity Log I could retrieve enough material to cut and paste dozens of blog posts. Easily. But that's not my goal with this new project, though that trove may provide "content" from time to time. There's only one other blog that you can see associated with this one (so far) but I've started half a dozen in the past decade. Most were abandoned as soon as they were created. Only the first is worth displaying.

"LIFE AFTER HILLARY" will be a very different blog experience, I believe. It will become my main writing project. Several draft essays, a few short story outlines and a sort of daily journal will provide ideas and inspiration for this project, but mostly it will consist of observations and epiphanies that occur to me randomly each day. I'm a retired senior citizen on a small fixed income with a lot of time on my hands. I hope that what I write will be helpful to the millions of Americans who feel great dread and anxiety at the thought of living through four years with a deranged demagogue as our president.

Today a Facebook friend (Brian) posted the following:

I just cannot STAND the thought of a transition from the greatest president of my lifetime to an inhuman monster! It's making me feel almost claustrophobic! Does anyone else have a similar feeling? #NotMyPresident#ImWithHer #WhiteMenForHillary

Within a few hours over 100 of his friends had posted disturbing comments like these:

I feel helpless and hopeless.
We need a miracle on December 19th.
Worst presidential disaster since the Kennedy assassination. 
I so agree Brian. IT'S LIKE THE END OF THE WORLD !!
I disowned my family. It's like the civil war and I'm the only union sympathizer.
My heart is broken.
It's like a nightmare I can't wake from. I pray. What can I do ... any suggestions?
I'm freaking out. BIG TIME !!!
I wake up with a hollow sinking feeling.
It's kind of finding your spouse and best friend in bed together (I'm imagining here.)
It happened to me, and it's very much the same kind of feeling of betrayal.
With that POS in our White House I know I will have to stock up on sleeping pills..
Brian -- we are with you.
Been feeling nothing but dread since 11 - 9.
I know! My PTSD has kicked in strong.
Yes, my heart and my soul hurts.
Yes. I feel sick when I think about it. Nausea. I feel traumatized. This can't be happening.
I feared I was having a breakdown.
Constant underlying sadness. Almost like depression. I've always been upbeat, but not this time.
I feel the same. The worst part is knowing I was wrong about my country and its people.

My reply to Brian (on FB messenger) was this comment and link:

Aloha Brian. Thanks for your post today about your emotional status. I'm just realizing that you live in Alabama... wow...  no wonder !!! It's amazing what an outpouring of angst and anxiety was elicited when you shared your feelings. I'm wondering if it might be useful to invite this subset to join a new private Facebook group where we can support one another, and discuss ways to work together in the coming years to help our nation heal and get back on the path to true "greatness." Please let me know what you think of the linked article.
  
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2016/11/08/So-You-Voted-Now-Here-s-How-You-Really-Change-America

Please let me know in the comments how you think I can use this blog to help folks like the ones who left the comments for Brian.