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"Spermy" by Julie Allyn Johnson
He was a decent dancer and I guess I was too.  We Fevered and YMCA’d until last call so when he inquired, I eagerly scribbled my phone number on a Cover Girl-smudged cocktail napkin.   An ostentatious-orange Corvette drove up to the curb which, to be blunt, was the first mark against him.  Not my favorite color or  set of wheels.  Attired in a loud, polyester dress shirt and cream-colored, wide-wale corduroy pants, his sartorial flare gave me pause.  When he turned to escor
Dec 64 min read


"English Painting" by E.P. Lande
When we arrived in Paris, and before driving to our home in Saint Jeannet on the Côte d’Azur, I thought we would enjoy a couple of days...
Dec 2, 20244 min read


"Las Vegas, February 11, 2010" by Yve Chairez
Today I met a man who calls himself a pediatric surgeon; his area of expertise is decapitations. He assured me he does not do...
Aug 4, 20243 min read


"The Eleventh Chapter of R F Kuang’s Yellowface Gave Me Goosebumps" by Saurabh Anand
When I finished Yellowface's eleventh chapter by R F Kuang, my armpits were sweaty, and my mouth was dry. I was astounded because, after...
Jun 9, 20246 min read


"Aphorisms" by Erin Ruble
I recently spent a week in a rented apartment in Rhode Island. The place had the requisite smattering of nautical décor, but mostly the...
May 4, 20244 min read


"Reading E Ethelbert Miller at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum" by François Bereaud
In the reviews I’ve done thus far, I’ve spotlighted indie authors or debut publications. E Ethelbert Miller is not in that category. A...
Mar 17, 20245 min read


"Ten Ways of Looking at Queer Flourishing" by Christopher Lloyd
Are you thriving? The social pressure to flourish—to be living life to the full, to be happy with life and love and work, to be seizing...
Oct 2, 202214 min read
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