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” […]
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Berlin: Underground Lounges & Curious Catwalks (Photos)
It took a little convincing for my long-time friends to accompany us to the underground bar then named “The Last Cathedral”. They are open-minded as the average Berliner but tend towards the traditional and conservative although they’re always up for a lark and continue to be amused by my wilder tendencies and even wilder occasional […]
Poem Interpretation Study: Gender Based?
Is poem interpretation and understanding divided by gender, or even sexuality? I recently posted at poem of mine at “Gay Authors-Quality Gay Fiction” and had a reply from a female bisexual. Although that was the first “official” showing of it on a website, I had privately sought review and response from friends and colleagues regarding. […]
Spring in Berlin
Memories 2003/2004 Berlin, Germany: “Watery golden sunlight, the staccato clack of Herr Zug awaken me, struggling up through vivid dreams already late with the rising of the sun, I pull on clothes willy-nilly. Racing down the corridor, through the station, barely making the train I need, I catch my breath only to have it taken […]
Memories of a Romanian self-proclaimed Guru: Berlin 2003
For a university course I took earlier this year, I had to select a leader and determine their driving force. Although it was obviously suggestive of choosing a well-known or current leader, when I really stopped to think about the question there was no one I wanted to write about except a man whose name […]
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