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The Forgotten Closet of Obama Night Phone Calls: Sex, Lies, & Audiotape
I just opened an old storage unit and you would not believe what fell out
Sep 11
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“Bastard Out of Carolina” - A Marathon Public Reading for Dorothy Allison
She gave me a few minutes to make her scream: I’m giving back 12 hours
Sep 10
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The Gloria Steinem Doc Broke My Head in Two
+ Bill Vollman’s Last Word, Dubious Sex Statistics, Adrian McKinty Has “Nothing” to Say, and How to Be Suitably Banned in Edmonton, Atwood-style
Sep 4
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“Things People Know About Language That Ain't So”
A story from my father on the politics of language
Sep 2
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August 2025
Bitches Love Lavender
How to Hack, Survive, and Ravish — or die tryin’
Aug 28
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Paul Krassner on Lenny Bruce, Old Times Police Brutality, & Cavalier Magazine - Ya Gotta Love Him
You know who I miss extra, extra much?
Aug 26
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A King, a Farce, & the Queen No One Saw Coming
Kurosawa’s film “High and Low” inspired two American remakes — one rotten and one you never heard of
Aug 21
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Highly Entertaining Money-Grubbing, & How I Killed To Live in Paradise
I moved to Santa Cruz twice — and the second time I cheated death.
Aug 19
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What I Found Out About You this Afternoon
I’m in the Blankie Fort with ALL THE DATA
Aug 14
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If I Were the Hospice Nurse Knocking at Your Door
Two stories by Susie Bright and Denise Napoli Long
Aug 12
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I Won a Bloody Bet on The Gilded Age — and The Fourth Reich of Dreams
The Leisure Hours, August 7
Aug 7
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My Pee-Wee Anniversary
If you read my stories often— if you find my takes essential small pleasures — Would you like to consider a monthly subscription?
Aug 5
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