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“The thing is that if you form bubbles, then you are liable to come up with more than one bubble. And these Read More »

Shielded from a westward sun that could burn
Through ripply glass circa 1899
Mandy the puppy buried open, no urn
Covered above in sweet pea vine Read More »

Single.
Female.

Dine alone.

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I See Gay People

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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.

As a dandelion
In Her Majesty’s lawn Read More »

 

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

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Everyone is leaning forwards

as though the wind is dragging them

            backwards through the day,

but the cars are Read More »

They were too overwhelmed by the sight of decaled media vans and fiending paparazzi rising up the hillside, one cocked elbow at a time.

A man from Hong Kong, along with a woman from Denmark and a teenager from Paramus, New Jersey all watched the spectacle from their cell phones as they each spent one more minute never meeting one Read More »

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