Tag Archives: historical

“Stage Beauty”: Identity in Conflict

There have been only a handful of times in my life where I’ve wished I were more educated. If there’s something I don’t know, I can research it and find the answer—I live in a university town, and I have … Continue reading

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Black Silk: So strange I needed Ruthie’s help to describe it.

Judith Ivory’s BLACK SILK: a review by Del, with help from Ruthie Del: Judith Ivory’s BLACK SILK is a weird, weird book and I can hardly express how much I love it in all its wonktastic glory…but of course I’m … Continue reading

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Tell Me You Love Me

Happy Valentine’s Day! …All right, now that we have that nonsense out of the way— Oh, wait. Hmm. It’s Valentine’s Day. A day of flowers and chocolates, champagne and Hallmark cards, proposals and kisses and hand-holding, and a truly horrifying … Continue reading

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