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Espresso Shots: And Then I Danced, by Mark Segal

June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 driftlessareareview

“And Then I Danced” by Mark Segal is a memoir about LGBT activism. Continue reading Espresso Shots: And Then I Danced, by Mark Segal

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Commonplace Book: The Gay Sensibility

June 4, 2020May 31, 2020 driftlessareareview

John Rechy on gay sensibility. Continue reading Commonplace Book: The Gay Sensibility

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Espress Shots: Things We Are Not: M-Brane SF Presents New Tales of the Queer, by Christopher Fletcher

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 driftlessareareview

A “lost review” I originally wrote in 2010 about a queer SF anthology. Continue reading Espress Shots: Things We Are Not: M-Brane SF Presents New Tales of the Queer, by Christopher Fletcher

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Celebrating Pride Month!

June 1, 2020July 15, 2020 driftlessareareview

The Driftless Area Review celebrate Gay Pride! Continue reading Celebrating Pride Month!

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Commonplace Book: Patriotism and War Crimes in Shakespeare’s Henry V

May 25, 2020May 24, 2020 driftlessareareview

“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: Patriotism and War Crimes in Shakespeare’s Henry V

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Common Place by Sarah Pinder @ nyjb

May 20, 2020May 25, 2025 driftlessareareview

“Sarah Pinder turns the mundane into the poetic sublime.” Continue reading Common Place by Sarah Pinder @ nyjb

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Shelter in Place Update III: No Particular Place to Go

April 30, 2020 driftlessareareview

More CCLaP reviews online! Stay at home! Stop the spread! Continue reading Shelter in Place Update III: No Particular Place to Go

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Translation Tuesdays: Young Once, by Patrick Modiano @ NYJB

April 21, 2020May 25, 2025 driftlessareareview

“Young Once is an elegant noir written by a master prose stylist.” Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Young Once, by Patrick Modiano @ NYJB

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Critic’s Notebook: Rave vs. Review vs. Recommendation

April 20, 2020April 18, 2020 driftlessareareview

We like stuff! Yes we do!
We like stuff! How ’bout you? Continue reading Critic’s Notebook: Rave vs. Review vs. Recommendation

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Espresso Shots: Big Bang Generation, by Gary Russell (Doctor Who: The Glamour Chronicles)

April 17, 2020April 16, 2020 driftlessareareview

Will the Doctor save the universe? Continue reading Espresso Shots: Big Bang Generation, by Gary Russell (Doctor Who: The Glamour Chronicles)

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