The Test: Nonfiction by Paul A. Aguilar
The Test
by Paul A. Aguilar
This past October was the thirtieth anniversary of discovering I had acquired the human immunodeficiency virus, aka HIV. I was...
The Embrace: Poetry by Rose Auslander
The Embrace
So pale, he’s almost
green, a bit yellow,
slightly iridescent—
in that second before
he touches you, you wish
you could make him
pretty again. Even
through his overcoat
you’ll feel...
1988—A Footnote: Poetry by Brian Farrey-Latz
1988—A Footnote
The kingdom of calculated silence has fallen, my children, my lovelies
The unholy ramparts sundered under the strain of the Great Experiment
An eight-year reign...
HIV on TV: Review
HIV on TV: Popular Culture's Epidemic
by Malynnda A. Johnson
Lexington Books
Reviewed by John Francis Leonard
From the alarming news stories of the eighties, those “very special...
Together We Can Show We Care: Christopher Hewitt Award Winners Announced
Together We Can Show We Care
The Seventh Annual Christopher Hewitt Awards
The opening track of Book of Love’s 1988 album Lullaby, a dance remake of...
Life of David Hockney: Review
Life of David Hockney: A Novel
by Catherine Cusset
Translation by Teresa Lavender Fagan
Other Press
Reviewed by John Francis Leonard
In Life of David Hockney, French author Catherine...
A Haven Before Heaven: Review
A Haven Before Heaven
by Stefanie Held
Amazon Digital Services
Reviewed by John Francis Leonard
In A Haven Before Heaven, author Stefanie Held records yet another chapter of...
My Friend Jerry: Nonfiction by Richard Marino
My Friend Jerry
by Richard Marino
My friend Jerry Lazier lived at 484 Hayes Street in the Hayes Valley. The apartment was on the second floor....
Target Zero: Review
Target Zero
Directed by Mary Potsako
MedCine
Reviewed by Mel Baker
Target Zero: Preventing HIV Transmission looks at how the array of HIV meds are preventing new infections...
The Underground Woman: Review
The Underground Woman: From Prisoner to Freedom
by Asha Molock
CreateSpace
Reviewed by T.J. Banks
Alice isn’t the only one to tumble down a rabbit hole and find...
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