Dedications
Andrew’s dedications are gathered here. In his words are the friends, mentors, children who didn’t survive, warriors who…
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Bullying
“If you look at bullying logically, then you can see it’s the root of all evil. Not money, but bullying. That’s all it takes: the imposition of your will, your desires, your wishes, on another human being by force or intimidation. You can see it in Rwanda just as easily as you can see it in the schoolyard.”
Slushpile Interview with Andrew Vachss
“It seems to me that he exposes you to the truth, that he puts you on the spot, that he interviews you, all of these things, so that he can affect some change in you. It is the reason he writes, after all.”
The Graffiti Wall
Andrew Vachss never wasted a word. Across decades of novels, articles, and interviews, he distilled hard truths about…
AP Op—Ed: Musicians Speak Out
“If ‘punk’ means music, I can’t play. But if ‘punk’ means a rage for change, count me in.”
Let’s Fight This Terrible Crime Against Our Children
No child is capable, emotionally or legally, of consenting to being photographed for sexual purposes. Thus, every image of a sexually displayed child—be it a photograph, a tape or a DVD—records both the rape of the child and an act against humanity.
Asset Forfeiture for Child Pornographers
“Child pornography” is a deceptive term, a sleight–of–hand that disguises the reality of the crime.
A Long Time Coming: Closing New York’s Incest Loophole
Because Protect’s grassroots legislative victory in New York State began with the nationally influential op—ed in The New York Times by Andrew Vachss on Nov. 11, 2005, that organization asked Mr. Vachss to write an article about the final passage of this landmark reform. Here it is, (as written at the time).
CARE Act – Setting the Record Straight
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that, during the campaign in support of The CARE Act of 1999, PROTECT did not exist. This “bill” was, at the time, our best hope of getting people to focus attention on a horrific example of legislative kiddie porn.
Behavior is the Truth
A collection of short stories and excerpts
By Joe R. Lansdale and Andrew Vachss