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The Opportunity—and Tyranny—of Life in a One-Party State
Today Maura Healey is being sworn in as Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and I am officially living in a one-party state. Nationally, I am represented by a Democratic President, two Democratic Senators (Warren and Markey), and a Democratic … Continue reading
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Tagged Massachusetts, Maura Healey, One-party state, Tyranny
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Wish for the New Year
I want to live in a world where every baby is wanted. I want to live in a world where every child is nurtured with love, self-control, and self-respect. I want to live in a world where a parent who … Continue reading
TransHoliday
Over the past two years I have enjoyed a unique relationship with a trans person. Let’s call them Burt. Burt is half my age; years marked by violence and isolation. What commonalities we share—each of us are fathers—are shattered by … Continue reading
Progressive Exaggerations to a Fault
“Learning a new language is hard, connecting with other people is hard, leaving your homeland is hard, no matter where you are. Here, in the U.S., if you are not an English speaker, you are almost immediately stripped of your … Continue reading
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Tagged English, Melory Mirashrafi, Sanaz Toossi, Speakeasy Stage Company, TOEFL
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Let’s Make Guns the New Tobacco
I came of age in the era of glamorous smoking. Forty-six percent of Americans—including nearly everyone that mattered—smoked cigarettes. I gave my parents curlicued ashtrays as birthday gifts. Their friends offered each other glittery lighters. And of course, everyone in … Continue reading
World AIDS Day: Words and Images of Provincetown AIDS Memorial
Steve’s holding Jerry, though he’s already gone, Marie holding John, gone, Maggie holding her John, gone, Carlos and Darren holding another Michael, gone and I’m holding Wally, who’s going. “Atlantis” Mark Doty Transcendence might be the term Emerson would lend … Continue reading
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Tagged Mark Doty, Provincetown, Provincetown AIDS Memorial, World AIDS Day
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Let Us Give Thanks
Kudos to my friend, Docey Lewis, for sending me this poem. I plan to read it at our Thanksgiving table. It is doubly appropriate since I will be celebrating with a gentleman farmer. LET US GIVE THANKS Let us give … Continue reading
Theater Dread: The Talk Back
The other night, I got stuck. Fourth row center at a performance of Ian Ruskin’s one-person show, To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine. I was excited to see this show, presented by the Associates of … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Public Library, Q&A, talkback, theater, Thomas Paine
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Condemn…Malign…Tolerate…Accept…Embrace
The Step Ladder of a Free and Open Society Why do people care so much—to the point of hatred, even violence—what other people do? Even when it has little direct bearing on their lives? Why do people hate gay people, … Continue reading
HGTV Eco-Extreme: Precious Edition
Gracious Producers, HGTV has thrived for over twenty-five years with programs based upon the simplistic premise that every house in the US of A demands to be gutted, open-flowed, and subsequently trimmed out with rustic mantels, pickled floors, and media … Continue reading
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