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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

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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