Being a very minor figure in the Blogosphere, I don’t get a lot of e-mail feedback. However, when I do, it tends to be interesting. In ye olde beginning, with an air of overwhelming optimism, I had started two blogs: my current one and one focussing on gay themes , which is now on hiatus.… Read the rest
I Am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer-Purcell taught me a few things about myself: I would make a lousy drunk and an even lousier drag queen. The irregular hours and lack of sleep would totally derail my tight schedule and the black-outs would also put me off: waking up not knowing where I was, with possibly a naked stranger next to me.… Read the rest
Torchwood is a spin-off of Doctor Who, a British series that has a fan following as fanatic as Star Trek. It has been around since the sixties and after a long time off the air, it was recently revived to great success under the skilful guidance of Russell T.… Read the rest
T.J. Parsell has written a book called Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man’s Prison which tells the story of the truth behind all those ‘dropping the soap in prison’ jokes. Parsell was locked up in 1978 for a couple of years when he was a fairly naive 17 year old boy.… Read the rest
Running from Iran and back again – How do you find home when you don’t know where your heart is?
Persepolis tells the story of a smart and rebellious girl who finds herself growing up without a place to call her own.… Read the rest
