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Archives for November, 2011

Reblog: Egypt Elections Politiku

Posted by  on Monday, November 28th 2011     

Reblog: http://politiku.tumblr.com/post/13483870502/james-schwartz-egypt-elections-politiku

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Brown Liquor in A Dirty Glass 2011

Posted by  on Monday, November 28th 2011     

by James Schwartz Ladies and Gentlemen– I would like KalamaZOO to humbly kiss the hem, Of your next entertainer. One spotlight. One song. One legend. Serving the masses her signature: Brown Liquor in a Dirty Glass. A jazzy interlude with diva blues attitude. Per ritual, a go go boy serves on knee, A tray of [...]

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Reblog: @The CultofGenius

Posted by  on Monday, November 28th 2011     

Relog: The Cult of Genius Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov’s Gallery http://thecultofgenius.tumblr.com/

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@pssms

Posted by  on Monday, November 28th 2011     

The Poet Society of Social Media & SMS http://pssms.com/author/queeraspoetry

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Amish World’s Squarest Teenagers part 1

Posted by  on Monday, November 28th 2011     

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Swiss Yodelling

Posted by  on Monday, November 28th 2011     

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The Importance of Being … Unaware People Understand What I Talk (In a Foreign Language)

Posted by  on Sunday, November 27th 2011     

With such a long and complicated (but cutely suggestive, right) title, you may wonder what I am on about right now. Well, I came up with the idea a couple of days ago when I was standing in a Costa drinking a green at 6 p.m. (don’t judge me!) and I was absorbed in writing [...]

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EYE KNOW

Posted by  on Sunday, November 27th 2011     

I can see nothing. Darkness fills the window. My head feels foggy, my body numb – like waking up in bedlam. I turn on the night light, reach for a cigarette. I remember a party, vaguely, each face a phantom version of itself, each figure spectral. I remember a dream. The streets were empty. Dark, [...]

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Songs help Rep. Gabrielle Giffords regain speech

Posted by  on Wednesday, November 23rd 2011     

Songs are awakening the language capacity of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who suffered brain damage caused by a bullet. We have definite proof of the power of music to heal and teach us. It’s so simple. Yet sometimes it feels like I am talking to the wall when I tell people how lyrical songs can help [...]

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2011 Review

Posted by  on Saturday, November 19th 2011     

Dear Babel  Readers, Is it just me or is 2011 flying by? 2011 has been an amazingly productive year for me. I began the year with a literary tattoo: In addition to my Babel blog revamp, my debut book The Literary Party: Growing Up Gay and Amish in America (inGroup Press) has been published, receiving great reviews: thank you [...]

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