Q&A With Poet James Schwartz On Being Q&A
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Q&A With Poet James Schwartz On Being Q&A

James Schwartz is the author of The Literary Party: Growing up Gay and Amish In America, a work of poems and short stories.   His poetry can also be found in Among the Leaves: Queer Male Poets On the Mid-Western Experience, Milk and Honey Siren: A Nostrovia! Poetry Anthology and…

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March 16, 2013
This American Angst
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This American Angst

This American Angst I suppose it began on September 11th. In fact, I know it did. It was the day I realized the whole world had changed, not just my own. A sense of vulnerability never felt in my lifetime emerged, and hasn’t left since. As a baby boomer…

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March 2, 2013
History should point us in the right direction
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History should point us in the right direction

Most of you have all heard the saying or its paraphrase, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” words actually written by George Santayana. This concept has a special meaning now when special interests – those with an agenda – try to guide us in…

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February 18, 2013
Poster Boys of Misanthropy
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Poster Boys of Misanthropy

Are John “Quiverlip” Boehner and Mitch “Multichin” McConnell vying for the title of Vile Misanthrope? Even “misanthrope” isn’t enough; you must put vile in front of it. But one has to mention that Boehner’s Ohio district and the state of Kentucky must bear some blame for electing such miscreants…

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December 28, 2012
Dirt to Dirt
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Dirt to Dirt

What other reaction are we supposed to experience when learning of the atrocity committed in Connecticut on Friday? When an event occurs such as the one that took the lives of 27 people at an elementary school just after morning class had started, and when a situation exists that practically mandates…

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December 16, 2012
The High-Court Test for Marriage Equality
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The High-Court Test for Marriage Equality

On November 6, three more states joined the ranks of the enlightened by passing marriage equality. Now nine states (Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Washington) plus the District of Columbia are entitled to the moniker “equality state,” and deserve applause for riding the…

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December 13, 2012
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