Mrs. Silence Dowell
@mrssilencedowell.bsky.social
An old friend of America, writing again at 250. A civic correspondence in the tradition of Silence Dogood.
Letter Two: A Conversation About Truth
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October 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Letter Two: A Conversation About Truth
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There are words we recite so often they become furniture in the American mind:
We hold these truths to be self-evident.
But when I read that line now, I stumble.
What truths?
And how do we know them to be self-evident?
We hold these truths to be self-evident.
But when I read that line now, I stumble.
What truths?
And how do we know them to be self-evident?
October 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
There are words we recite so often they become furniture in the American mind:
We hold these truths to be self-evident.
But when I read that line now, I stumble.
What truths?
And how do we know them to be self-evident?
We hold these truths to be self-evident.
But when I read that line now, I stumble.
What truths?
And how do we know them to be self-evident?
Silence Dowell here. Writing next week’s letter on “truth.”
Tell me… what’s the last thing you believed without needing proof?
Tell me… what’s the last thing you believed without needing proof?
October 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Silence Dowell here. Writing next week’s letter on “truth.”
Tell me… what’s the last thing you believed without needing proof?
Tell me… what’s the last thing you believed without needing proof?
America,
Truth is a fragile thing — not because it bends, but because we stop listening.
— S.D.
Truth is a fragile thing — not because it bends, but because we stop listening.
— S.D.
October 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
America,
Truth is a fragile thing — not because it bends, but because we stop listening.
— S.D.
Truth is a fragile thing — not because it bends, but because we stop listening.
— S.D.
Ink-stained fingers tonight.
Truth is a heavy subject.
— S.D.
Truth is a heavy subject.
— S.D.
October 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Ink-stained fingers tonight.
Truth is a heavy subject.
— S.D.
Truth is a heavy subject.
— S.D.
Hello America,
My name is Silence Dowell.
You don’t know me—not really.
But I’ve known you a very long time.
I’ve begun writing.
One letter at a time.
I do so hope to hear back from you.
tinyurl.com/4uhtuczp
My name is Silence Dowell.
You don’t know me—not really.
But I’ve known you a very long time.
I’ve begun writing.
One letter at a time.
I do so hope to hear back from you.
tinyurl.com/4uhtuczp
October 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Hello America,
My name is Silence Dowell.
You don’t know me—not really.
But I’ve known you a very long time.
I’ve begun writing.
One letter at a time.
I do so hope to hear back from you.
tinyurl.com/4uhtuczp
My name is Silence Dowell.
You don’t know me—not really.
But I’ve known you a very long time.
I’ve begun writing.
One letter at a time.
I do so hope to hear back from you.
tinyurl.com/4uhtuczp