Monday, October 31, 2011

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Richard Hall via Elisa Rolle

In his novels and short stories, plays, and critical writings, Richard Hall focused almost exclusively on issues of gay identity and community.

Hall was born Richard Hirshfeld in New York City on November 26, 1926, into an extended family of transplanted Southern Jews. In 1934, his immediate family moved ...

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Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Arkham House – Weird Fiction since 1939

Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Arkham House – Weird Fiction since 1939: Arkham House – Weird Fiction since 1939 : When it comes to championing 'weird fiction,' Arkham House leads the way. Founded in tiny Sauk Cit...

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Guilty Indulgence: Storm's Heart....Humpday Hello!

Guilty Indulgence: Storm's Heart....Humpday Hello!: Greetings and salutations Humpty humpers - raise your hand (or glass) if you too are so flippin thankful to be on the downhill slope of thi...

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Mabel Hampton via Elisa Rolle

Mabel Hampton (May 2, 1902-October 26, 1989) was an American lesbian activist, a dancer during the Harlem Renaissance, and a philanthropist for both black and lesbian/gay organizations.

Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on...

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Melvin Dixon via Elisa Rolle

Melvin Dixon (1950-October 26, 1992) was an American Professor of Literature, and an author, poet and translator. He wrote about black gay men.

Born in Stamford, Connecticut, he ...

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Frederick Rolfe via Elisa Rolle

Frederick William Rolfe, better known as Baron Corvo, and also calling himself 'Frederick William Serafino Austin Lewis Mary Rolfe', (July 22, 1860 - October 25, 1913), was an English writer, artist, photographer and eccentric. His heavily autobiographical fictions are milestones in the history of life-writing, and literary historians have begun to acknowledge these works as among the precursors of modernism.

Rolfe was born in Cheapside, London, the son of ...

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Monday, October 24, 2011

Ned Rorem via Elisa Rolle

Ned Rorem (born October 23, 1923) is a Pulitzer prize-winning American composer and diarist. He is best known and most praised for his song settings.

He was born in Richmond, Indiana and ...

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Charles Demuth via Elisa Rolle

Charles Demuth (November 8, 1883 – October 23, 1935) was an American watercolorist who turned to oils late in his career, developing a style of painting known as Precisionism. (Picture: Charles Demuth, Self-Portrait, 1907)

"Search the history of American art," wrote Ken Johnson in the New York Times, "and you will discover few watercolors more beautiful than those of...

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Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: The Consummata -- Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Coll...

Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: The Consummata -- Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Coll...: Those of you who've been following along will recall that back in January, Max Allan Collins wrote about the completion of this novel and a...

Andrew Kopkind via Elisa Rolle

Andrew Kopkind (August 24, 1935 – October 23, 1994) was an American journalist. He was renowned for his reporting during the tumultuous years of the late 1960s; he wrote about the anti-Vietnam War protests, American Civil Rights Movement, Student Nonviolent Coordinating ...

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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Plethora of Art (2) V

Slot 4 of Round 2 has its winners, and now a new set of covers are posted for viewing and voting. It's Slot 5 of the Rainbow Awards Book Cover Contest at Elisa Rolle's My Reviews and Ramblings.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Top2Bottom and Free Jardonn Ebook



Lisa over at the book review site, Top2Bottom Reviews got a major overdose of Jardonn on Sunday, Oct. 9th.

First, there's my first-ever interview, where I answer questions about storytelling, my books, my characters, and a few about me.

Nearby, you'll find Lisa's review of my M/M/M, WWII short story, Furlough Bridge, and I must say she gleaned some interesting bits from the story that in my opinion were spot on.



Finally, but certainly most importantly, there's a small post which allows you to register for a free copy of my short story ebook, Green River. All you have to do is click on Green River link here, go to the Top2Bottom site, and leave a comment. Any comment will do, from "hello, Jardonn" to "who the hell is Jardonn?" and then email to let me know you've left a comment. I'll select two from whoever comments by the time stated at Top2Bottom, and email YOU a free PDF copy of Green River.

That's all there is to it, so stop by the Top2Bottom Reviews site, get your own overdose of me, and take your chance at a free Jardonn ebook.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Radiohead Performs "Give Up the Ghost" - Music - Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Radiohead Performs "Give Up the Ghost" - Music - Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

If you listen to this, don't blame me if one or more of the melody lines pesters you all day. Blame Yorke and Greenwood of Radiohead. It happened to me, and I enjoyed the pestering... still am, actually. Jasper

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Forgotten Films: Shane

Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Forgotten Films: Shane: You haven't forgotten Shane , you say? I'd expect most readers of this blog to remember it, but I wonder how many people these days remembe...

frequently felt*: Food for Thought

frequently felt*: Food for Thought: Both of these pictures are from ilisten2u2.tumblr The link leads to the oldest page with some blogs it helps to start at the beginning. Lo...

Sunday, October 2, 2011