Tag Archives: LGBT

Morally Straight?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by gar

I have a jingle going through my head that may or may not be from an old Boy Scouts ad. It went something like, “Join the Boy Scouts of America Today, and together we can form a better USA!” A … Continue reading →

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Revised Chapter 6 – Sin Against the Race (Part I)

Posted on March 23, 2013 by gar

5:30ish, Grand Ballroom, Student Union Bill milled around the display tables scattered in the large ballroom for the African Students Association Freshman Orientation event.  The expanse overwhelmed him.  He hadn’t realized how many black folks went to this school.  The … Continue reading →

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Avowed – Part II (Conclusion)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by gar

Bernard’s mood lightened suddenly and he began shushing Pauline, before lowering his voice and leaning his head over the table.  “What you heard is true,” he told her with a mock-serious tone of voice.  Then he confided that there really … Continue reading →

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Avowed – Part I

Posted on March 12, 2013 by gar

Bernard kept a cutout newspaper article folded and stuffed in his wallet.  The article’s story went like this: A middle-aged man with mottled skin and ratty clothes pushed his way through the throngs entering and exiting St. Peter’s Square until … Continue reading →

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Revised Chapter 5 – Sin Against the Race

Posted on March 7, 2013 by gar

Chapter 5 Wednesday, Second Week, State College “I want to remind you that the first paper for this class is due next week.  That gives you a few days and the weekend.  It can be on anything that the class … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from Revised Chapter 4 – Sin Against the Race

Posted on February 19, 2013 by gar

. . . Alfonso stood on the patio outside the ASA office.  He observed the scene within while blowing smoke into the air.  Cynthia sat on the desk and talked on the office telephone.  Cecelia hogged the couch, her legs … Continue reading →

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Revised Chapter 3 of Sin Against the Race

Posted on February 15, 2013 by gar

Chapter 3 Thursday, 9:30 am, First Week, Carver Street Sammy sat behind the counter with his coffee, doing a crossword puzzle.  Old Testament Count Basie swung over the stereo.  The door opening caused him to look up over his horn-rimmed … Continue reading →

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An Ideal Heaven – Part III (Conclusion)

Posted on February 10, 2013 by gar

The man stood.  He did some stretches, side-to-side, back and forth.  He clasped his fingers and stretched his hands in front of him.  He turned around and looked out the window. “Not much of a view,” he said.  Mr. Little … Continue reading →

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That Sweet Stuff — How Sweet It Is

Posted on January 31, 2013 by gar

Something happened to me the other day on Facebook which has never happened before.  I put up what I thought was an innocuous post about 82 year old Jim Nabors marrying his partner of 38 years in the Great State … Continue reading →

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An Ideal Heaven – Part II

Posted on January 26, 2013 by gar

“Who. . .who are. . .” he stuttered. The man behind the desk looked up. “Who do you think I am?” he said gruffly, before turning his attention back to the papers he shuffled on his desk. “Well, I mean, … Continue reading →

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