Horowitz Is Coming to Town
Bloomington that is. You may know my feelings on David Horowitz and his meddling in Hoosier affairs. He’ll be here on the Indiana University campus this Thursday for a stop on his whirlwind “Silencing the Liberal Majority” Tour. Here’s the listing from the Union Board: Date: Thursday, April 7, 2005 Time: 7 p.m. Location: IU [...]
...read moreThinking about (ick!) Reality Television
I am Thomas. I am guest-blogging. If you know me at all, you know me from my comments here, and at Feministing and Mouse Words. This from Feministing. Now, we can all be adults and admit that we have each succumbed and watched some crappy reality television (though each of us probably secretly thinks that [...]
...read moreGuests, Ahoy!
I’ve enlisted several people to guestblog for me, most of whom participated in Open Blog Day last month. I’ll be in every now and then to post a poem, and of course, host the FRT and pictures of dear Pablo on Friday. Keep an eye out. We’ve got some killer voices on the way.
...read moreThere Once Was a Girl From Nantucket
In honor of National Poetry Month, I will PayPal five dollars to the first person that can turn this post into a limerick using the words “rectify” and “analysis.” AND, you have to make me laugh out loud. Not much of a challenge, or pay-off, but I’m feeling generous.
...read moreDead Celebrity Soulmate
It appears my dead celebrity soulmate is James Baldwin. I imagine we would get along very well except, you know, in the bedroom. Him being dead and gay and all. via Chaos Theory
...read moreRoots
I’m attempting to line up guestbloggers for the next week because of family concerns and project season coming to a head. May be travelling out of state to see the place of my family roots for one last time. I hope. Will probably continue poetry blogging because it’s my pet as of late. More later.
...read moreNPM: Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie is one of my favorite authors. His book “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” is one of the only books I’ve read that has made me cry openly in public. Heart-wrecking, wrenching sobs. Yes it was embarrassing, but totally worth it. This poem, “Reservation Love Song,” makes one think of simple [...]
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