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Since I posted this at The Gimp Parade last June, Boys on Wheels has been a fairly major contributer to my site’s daily visitor hit count — easily 30+ hits per day. Obviously people are fascinated enough to Google. So, … Continue reading →

  If you’re in New York, or will be Wednesday of next week, come join Persian Arts Festival as we revive the tradition of Shab-e She’r, A Night of Persian Poetry, at the Bowery Poetry Club. Yours truly will be … Continue reading →

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When I knocked on the door at 7.15 that morning Anura was still asleep. Anura, aka the frog, is two, and his godless father was in prison. It was the first day any of us could visit Thomas, ((I have … Continue reading →

The Nine Most Racist Disney Characters.

From Feministe, via Fetch Me My Axe: Tuesday, November 6, is election day in Philadelphia, and presents an opportunity for Philly voters to do something about Judge Teresa Carr Deni, who recently dismissed rape charges against a defendant who stood … Continue reading →

As I love zoology and paleontology (okay: animals, extinct and otherwise), I feel the need to brag about/display a couple of costumes I find clever. 1) My friend Ann‘s daughter Aidan insisted on dressing as a piranha. 2) And last … Continue reading →

Last year after Halloween, I wrote a few limericks about the undead. They’ve just been posted at From the Asylum. Hope they amuse!

Dear feminist writers of fiction and poetry, I’m putting together an article on how feminist writers deal with sexism and racism when it comes up in workshop environments. I’d like to gather as many answers as possible. Many workshops are … Continue reading →