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Short Story: The Swing Shift

Posted on January 6, 2011 by garApril 17, 2011
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This story could be called a love letter to the Duke Ellington Orchestra.  I wrote it around the time I fell head over heels for all things Ellington and started listening to his music 23 out of 24 hours in … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Stories | Tagged african-american, black, Ellington, fiction, gay, jazz, queer, short story, Strayhorn | 5 Replies

Ptolemaic Takeover

Posted on January 6, 2011 by garJanuary 6, 2011
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With the Republicans taking control of the House, there will be ample examples of ptolemaic logic in the coming days and months.  Chief among them will be items pertaining to the budget.  They will cut, cut, cut the budget until … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged hypocracy, ptolemaic, rant, Republicans | Leave a reply

Homo Sum

Posted on December 24, 2010 by garDecember 24, 2010
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I am not a Christian, but I will gladly say Merry Christmas. I am not a Muslim, but I will gladly say Ramadan Mubarak. I am not a Hindu or a Jain or a Sikh, but I will gladly say … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged Holidays, Peace, Religion | 1 Reply

Shortwaves & Honey Cakes

Posted on December 19, 2010 by garDecember 28, 2019
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Some time in November 1975, I was home from school and in something I think we can call a funk.  My older brother Robert and I shared a bedroom.  I was 10.  On this day he showed me what the … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged autobiographical, geek, Happy Station, radio, recipe, shortwave | 1 Reply

DADT BS (updated below)

Posted on December 12, 2010 by garDecember 18, 2010
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I’m really not happy with the way the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal is being handled.  The policy, born in 1993, is pure discrimination, nothing less.  It places on a certain segment of the population an unfair burden, that is, … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged bullshit, DADT, rant | 1 Reply

Ptolemaic Logic

Posted on November 21, 2010 by garNovember 21, 2010
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Ptolemy was an Egyptian-born Roman philosopher and scientist who lived around the First and Second centuries AD.  He’s best known for the Ptolemaic System of the universe, an expansion of Aristotle’s view that the Earth laid at the center of … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged AIDS, astronomy, Catholic Church, contraception, gay, HIV, queer, rant, word usage | 4 Replies

KPFA and the Importance of Voices

Posted on November 15, 2010 by garNovember 15, 2010
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KPFA and Pacifica are not new to drama, alas.  I remember the last go-round quite well.  I was sitting on the floor of the apartment, doing yoga stretches in preparation for my evening workout.  I had the KPFA Evening News … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged infighting, KPFA, media, Morning Show, Pacifica, rant | Leave a reply

Photoessay: Hidden in the Open

Posted on November 11, 2010 by garNovember 11, 2010
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I love photographic exhibits.  One of my favorites was a retrospective of California based 20th century photographers at the Oakland Museum of California some years ago.  It featured the works of Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, and other masters of that … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged african-american, gay, photoessay, photography, queer | Leave a reply

Evolution

Posted on November 6, 2010 by garNovember 6, 2010
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1985. UCLA. Sophomore year. I fell into the swell of anti-apartheid protests that engulfed the campus that year and began to live the life of the “activist student.” My mother made a suggestion.

“You should start writing a journal.”

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Posted in Everything Else | Tagged african-american, black, coming out, family, Gandhi, gay, journal, queer, UCLA, writing | 3 Replies

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