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May.14.2012
Picture this: President Barack Obama waving at the crowds in a gay parade. Behind, there are men wearing helmets, fire-hoses in hand. Helming the operation would be Mitt Romney, the enemy of the state until the elections. This could be the digitalised image on Time magazine’s cover.
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Oct.17.2010
So there I was, pushing a grocery cart along the book aisle at Walmart. I was checking out the titles as I always do when I perform the monthly tour of warehouse club shopping, i.e. Sam's Club, BJ's, Walmart etc. Suddenly my eyes passed over two titles, one by a major author of historical fiction,...
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Jul.29.2010
Even though I am-a "literary" fiction writer, I am a slave to momentum and suspense. Literary fiction is the great garbage-pail for the nameof almost anything that isn't plot-driven fiction (genre) or character-driven (mainstream)--both admittedly superficial categories. Literary fiction...
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Jan.07.2010
Ever since I walked away from traditional journalism in 1960 to produce the periodical which touched off the so-called "Alternative Press" movement, The Californian, my major purpose in writing has been truthseeking. Eventually it resulted in my being blacklisted from periodicals that...
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Jul.25.2009
First of all a confession: of all columnists spouting their views in British mainstream media, I believe Johann Hari to be one of the best. His arguments are well researched and well made. Plus, his liberal (as opposed to left-of-centre) views are refreshing in a world where opinions of everything...
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