Walt Whitman When I Heard at the Close of the Day When I heard at the close of the day how my name had been receiv’d with plaudits in the capitol, still it was not a happy night for me that follow’d; And else, when I carous’d, or when my plans were accomplish’d, still I [...]

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Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! From NPR The Writer’s Almanac: On this day in 1666, Samuel Pepys wrote in his diary: 25. Christmas day. Lay pretty long in bed. And then rise, leaving my wife desirous to sleep, having sat up till 4 this morning seeing her maids make mince-pies. I go to church, where our [...]

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F. Scott Fitzgerald, in a letter dated July 29, 1940 once said about Hollywood: Isn’t Hollywood a dump—in the human sense of the word. A hideous town, pointed up by the insulting gardens of its rich, full of the human spirit at a new low of debasement. (from notablequotes.com) cranky much? Well, I don’t think [...]

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Lazy Bear was a blast. 5 nights in Guerneville, a small town outside of San Francisco, along the Russian River. 5 nights with 3,000 men in tents. Pool parties. Swimming in the River. Drinking beer. Cooking (once or twice) at our little stove. Seeing Eduardo camp. Dancing to good and bad music. Meeting many new, [...]

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Hi all, No blogging from me for the next five-six days. I’m going camping in the woods of Guerneville for the annual Lazy Bear weekend, with Ted, Eduardo (yes, we are taking Eduardo Camping–scary, eh?), the Jasons, Charlar, and Aaron from NYC. I promise pics when I get back. Have a fun, safe, happy weekend.

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Just got a new laptop. Ok, not JUST got a new laptop… more like, got one 3 weeks ago but was so darned busy with school stuff that I only got to setting it up yesterday. Ok, wait. Ted only got to setting it up yesterday. I’m so bad with computers. Anyway. We haven’t yet [...]

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That’s the title of a memoir written by the incomparable Marge Piercy. Piercy spoke Friday night at the Literary Arts Festival at one of the colleges where I teach. She was great: cranky, funny, obnoxious, generous– and such an amazing poet. When asked by a student what advice she had for new writers she exclaimed: [...]

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You may have heard a piercing, high-pitched wail coming from San Diego yesterday; it was just me, turning 39 years old. 39 Sigh. Yes, 39. But I don’t feel a day over 37. Just kidding. Actually, I really do feel younger than my 39 years. I feel somewhere close to 32 or 33. I still [...]

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Last night, at the community college where I teach Ted and I gave a presentation titled That’s So Gay! for our annual Literary Arts Festival. It was the kickoff event, a reading/interrogation by several of the professors of the school. Our theme for the Lit. Arts Festival this year is The Writer As Activist and [...]

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It’s mine and Ted’s 6 year anniversary today! We’ve known each other since grad school started in 1999, but we got together in 2002 in NYC. Here are some pics of our journey:   First there was Bobby,   Then there was Teddy,   Then there was Rob and Ted. and more Rob and Ted [...]

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