
Personal viewpoints, thoughts, and musings from author, poet and observer Charles L. Chatmon
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Empathy used to be ordinary. Today it feels like a lost art.
We live in a time shaped by tribalism, contempt, and the belief that being “right” matters more than being human. Showing empathy is treated as weakness — as if caring for someon...
There are times when a piece of writing leaves your hands quietly, without drama or expectation. My interview with Councilman Ralph Franklin (California Crusader News, August 16-28, 2018) was one of those pieces, or so I thought. It was a s...
There was a time, or so we like to remember, when sports felt simple. In the 1950s and 1960s, a Sunday afternoon meant piling into the Coliseum or Dodger Stadium with your family, watching the Rams or Dodgers, and believing the game belonge...
The Lessons We Grew Up With
When I was in high school, I played football, ran track, and served as the sports editor for the school paper. Weekends meant breaking down the previous night’s game with friends and family, debating which playe...
I am a writer.
Long before my words ever appeared on a screen, they lived on paper. Writing was my refuge, my companion, the place where I could slip into distant lands, meet kings and queens, drift through space, or ride on an atom. Imagi...
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Charles L. Chatmon is a poet and author writing about resilience, caregiving, identity, and the lessons life teaches us. Essays rooted in lived experience, crafted for readers who value honesty, reflection, and personal growth.
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