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Lunar Eclipses Past and Present

Posted on February 10, 2018 by garFebruary 10, 2018
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Karl the Fog stayed away, allowing Bay Area skywatchers a chance to observe the Super Blue Blood Moon total lunar eclipse that occurred in the early hours of January 31. I get up early anyway on weekdays. My current workout … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged astronomy, family, lunar eclipse, memories, Robert Russell, Russell Family, Super Blue Blood Moon | Leave a reply

Influences: Music and Family

Posted on October 29, 2017 by garOctober 29, 2017
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[Part of a series of posts previewing the novel Sin Against the Race.] Sin Against the Race did not start life as a “jazz novel.” When I first started this journey, I listened mostly to classical. Dvořák, Chopin, Mozart, Brahms, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sin Against the Race | Tagged african-american, family, fiction, influences, jazz, LGBTQ, music, Sin Against the Race | 1 Reply

All the Familiar Places

Posted on March 10, 2014 by garMarch 11, 2014
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Dinosaur. Dinosaur. Dinosaur. I’m lost. I enter rooms and forget where I am. I drive streets I’ve known since childhood aimlessly. I make wrong turns to correct other wrong turns. Robert called me when both Mom and Dad, in their … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged brother, cancer, family, grieving, loss, memories, RIP | 9 Replies

My Brother’s Stool – An Appeal for Help

Posted on December 24, 2013 by garMarch 11, 2014
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There is an old stool sitting in the back of the garage next to the treadmill. It has gray painted metal legs and a round wooden seat. Part of the seat broke away, exposing some of the metal support underneath. … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged cancer, donation, family, music, recovery | 1 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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