It was 13 years ago. I am 9 years old. It is a sweltering summer. The ocean breeze arrives right before sundown. The neighborhood children and I have gathered to play Flying Colors. We are choosing teams. A younger, filthy boy (resembling Pig Pen) walks up to me.
“ Girls can’t do anything!” Hunter says to me in front of everyone. Read More »
Single.
Female.
Dine alone.
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About Dale Madison
Dale Madison knew he was a performer since his first grade appearance in “Jimmy and the Sleep Fairies.” He received his first on screen film credit on the original 1988 John Waters movie, Hairspray.
As project manger of the Men of Color Against AIDS Project, he published a monthly newsletter, Men of Color TALK where he was also editor.
Dale was recognized by the Maryland State Arts Council (1996 & 1997) for his one man show, FREEda Slave: Mask of a Diva, which addressed issues of cross dressing and intra-discrimination in the gay community.
A 2006 Zami/Audre Lorde Scholar, he is working on his teaching degree at Antioch University. Dale recently finished his memoirs, DREAMBOY: My Life as a QVC Host and Other Greatest Hits. His documentary of the same name won best LGBT award at the 2008 San Diego Black Film Festival.
For more information http://www.damngoodman.com.
I was 21, living in Houston, and appearing in a play called Fire, when Robert Altman came to town to film BREWSTER MCLEOD, a now mostly-forgotten movie that was now mostly-forgotten actor Shelley Duval’s debut. Rumor had it Mr. Altman had plucked her from behind the cosmetics counter at Foley¹s department Read More »
As a dandelion
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I am scared to step over the edge of the pier
I tell myself
When I get there I will be happier
When I get there I won’t remember feeling bad
I Have Thumb Like Carl
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