This is an argumentation style essay which is by nature meant to be confrontational and elicit a strong response from readers. Certain elements which some might find inflammatory have been included, but that was part of the assignment. If you’ve read other of my pieces here, you’ll have discovered these were written for a university […]
“The Shannon”: Flash Memory from an Irish Pub
Written 9 December 2010 and featured on The Blogmocracy.com, 17 March 2011 http://www.theblogmocracy.com/2011/03/17/st-patricks-open/ I was strangely apprehensive when my roommate suggested we meet a friend of hers at The Shannon, an irish Irish pub, not one of the higher profile ones in Berlin which cater mostly to visitors of the city but a deeply “green” […]
“Two Spirit”: Tradition, History and Future
Update: The term “Two Spirit” since its agreed creation in the 1990s, like other Native concepts and beliefs, has been appropriated and misunderstood by non-Natives. It is a term for certain Native American people, and misappropriating or using it for others disrespects Native traditions whether the person intends to or not. It is not a […]
Interview with Mel Keegan, “Master of Gay Thrillers”
After sneakily perusing a couple of gay erotica books as a curious teenager, despite the definite arousal effects of such racy faire, I had been a serious reader and lover of books since a young age and the former did not keep my attention. As exciting as they could be in momentary flashes, in the […]
Cold Memories: Germany, January 2004
The air of the small room was noticeably cooler than my skin. In fact, each breath was a steaming stream of pale blue. The only sound was the soft “tick-tick-tock” of the ancient grandfather clock standing between the two floor-to-ceiling windows at the foot of my bed. It was a narrow bed, piled deep with […]
Red Haircrow 
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