On being rich
Have you ever been waiting in a doctor's office and started worrying about your doctor's professional focus because the only magazines available are "Yachting,""Conde Nast Travel,""Business Week," etc?...
View ArticleSwing Set
When I was five my father took me to a semi-pro baseball game. I was dropped off in a playground area and headed for the swings. Already high in the air, singing jubilantly to herself, was an African...
View ArticleBooks that changed my life: Little Women & The Charioteer
Picture two crossroads in rural, southern Tennessee in the 1940's. If you look closely at the picture you might see a small boy walking around a country store owned by his grandfather. The boy asks...
View ArticleThank you for coming, Mr. Warhol, Mr. Baldwin
I had the wacky and wonderful experience of meeting Andy Warhol and James Baldwin on consecutive evenings during an author series I was hosting for a public library. Which do you think was the wacky...
View ArticlePart II: Thank You for Coming, James Baldwin
Part I: A Wig's Tale: Andy Warhol Part II: Look into My Eyes: James Baldwin On my way home with my partner and a friend who had joined us to see Andy Warhol, I reflected on the experience of the...
View ArticleA Friday Night Literary Puzzle
I found this in my old computer, and realized I must have had a wee bit of time on my hands when I concocted this monster. I have no idea if it is too hard or too easy, but you might have fun tonight...
View ArticleAnswers to "A Friday Night Literary Diary"
Not many people came to play. But for those who tried, and I thank you, here are the answers, along with an explanation of some of the clues that were hidden in the questions.
View ArticleAmy and Me (I cheated myself like I knew I would)
What's a 73-year-old man doing with tears streaming, rivulet-like through wrinkles, listening to the music of a 27-year-old, fantasizing about how he could have saved Amy, if she only knew what her...
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Monday Murder Mystery or The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: The Bill Slider Omnibus
I know for certain that I would enjoy sitting next to Cynthia Harrod-Eagles at a dinner party. When introducing herself (I knew that she had written over 70 books), she informs me that her spare...
View ArticleLGBT Literature: The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst's Booker Prize novel (2004) is set in the 1980's in Margaret Thatcher's England, with particular attention focused on a group of wealthy Tories in and around London. Nick Guest, a...
View ArticleLGBT Literature: André Aciman's Call Me By Your Name
LGBT Literature is a Readers and Book Lovers series dedicated to discussing literature that has made an impact on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. From fiction to...
View ArticleLGBT Literature: Andre Aciman's "Enigma Variations": The Dangers of First Love
LGBT Literature is a Readers and Book Lovers series dedicated to discussing literature that has made an impact on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. From fiction to...
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