Writing in the Ages of AIDS
Fear Is in the Air
A&U's Nonfiction Editor on Writing in the Ages of AIDS
by Jay Vithalani
I write these words in a time of catastrophe....
Maid Service: Review
Maid Service
by John Whittier Treat
JMS Books
Reviewed by Chael Needle
In the mid-eighties, 1985 or 1986, but perhaps slightly earlier, my brother Doug’s friend Glenn traveled...
Elena Schwolsky: Advocate
Cuba Beckons
Nurse Elena Schwolsky Built Bridges During the Early AIDS Pandemic
by Dann Dulin
What do you call it when you fall in love with a...
Me by Elton John: Review
Me
by Elton John
Henry Holt and Company
Reviewed by Hank Trout
The scene is Ryan White’s funeral in 1990. After performing “Skyline Pigeon” at the service, Elton...
In Memoriam: Larry Kramer
In Memoriam
Larry Kramer
1935–2020
“If this article doesn’t scare the shit out of you, we’re in real trouble. If this article doesn’t rouse you to anger,...
Poz: Fiction by Norman Belanger
Poz
by Norman Belanger
Carey calls me. Since the latest outbreak, and self-quarantine, he now uses the phone to talk. We have conversations on the phone,...
Lockdown Lit: What Are You Reading During Shelter in Place?
Lockdown Lit
What are you reading to make it through that you think others might turn to for sustenance? A&U writers/editors weighed in.
During incarceration, I’ve...
Dead Uncle: Poetry by Ben Kline
Dead Uncle, 1979
Hail Marys lobbed at the altar
from the last pew. Only twenty five.
Light sentence mumbled fast. No beads.
No sweat. I knew Father heard...
A&U Announces New Drama Editor, Bruce Ward
A&U, a national nonprofit HIV/AIDS magazine, is pleased to announce Bruce Ward as the magazine’s first ever Drama Editor. Bruce Ward has been writing...
Patient: Poetry by Ben Kline
Patient
Take your time, Frank told
the cutstone trainer untying
his white swimsuit. Poppers
hovered under the briny draft.
Your journey is the point
of any goal. Nude, the...
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