Kingsolver was criticized for a '' Los Angeles Times '' opinion piece following the U.S. bombing of Afghanistan in the wake of the September 11 attacks . She wrote , " I feel like I 'm standing on a playground where the little boys are all screaming at each other , ' He started it ! ' and throwing rocks that keep taking out another eye , another tooth . I keep looking around for somebody 's mother to come on the scene saying , ' Boys ! Boys ! Who started it can not possibly be the issue here . People are getting hurt . " By some accounts , she was " denounced as a traitor , " but rebounded from these accusations and wrote about them
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Barbara Kingsolver