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Brook Bolen

Brook Bolen is a freelance writer based in Virginia.

December 2016

  • Donald Trump supporters

    Many of us in rural, poor America supported Trump. But he will hurt us

    Brook Bolen
    Donald Trump’s daily assaults on working people are exhausting. His choice for Treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, is just the latest example

October 2016

  • a mobile home

    My life in the red
    Debt finished my big-city dreams. Now, I live in a trailer in rural Virginia

    Brook Bolen
    The city is full of restaurants, bars and clubs we could never afford to visit. I don’t miss it one bit
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