Tag Archives: Notes

Hemingway’s Dilemma by Scott Kauffman

Wondering if it had improved any with age in the forty-five years since I garnered my gentleman’s “C” on a book report from an English teacher likely being generous, I again cracked open The Old Man and the Sea. While my first reading of a fish story about the one that got away bored me to tears, or maybe only… Read more »

“I’m Not Like That”:Thoughts on the “Drive-By Gay” Phenomenon

No matter the medium, it seems like entertainment is playing a key role in society’s acceptance of LGBT+ people. It still has a long way to go, like the rest of the world, but one can’t deny that queer characters are showing up more frequently on our screens and in our books. From Cam and Mitch on Modern Family, to… Read more »

The Naked Author: Living with Fear by Megan Tayte

  I was inspired to write this post by the Summer 2016 issue of the Journal of the Society of Authors (UK), which opened with these words from the editor, James McConnachie: ‘All authors live with fear.’ Did you know that to be an author is to live with fear? Perhaps for some writers that is not the case, but… Read more »

LGBT in Southern Small Towns – Guest Post by Author Jason Huffman-Black

Small towns in Georgia exude a charm that can’t be beat. Most are like a time capsule of a bygone era.  While I grew up in Atlanta, I had relatives who lived in the hills of North Ga. and visited on a regular basis. There is a beauty and simplicity to small-town living that is attractive, especially to those who… Read more »