Date: I forget... This could have been any day this April... 5:05 am—Wake up. See text from the middle of the night informing me yet another person I know has tested positive for the virus. Not the best way to wake up. Then the pissing, and the day. 5:15 am—With the coffee machine sufficiently gurgling, I step outside on the balcony. Nope. … [Read more...] about French Quarter Lockdown Journal: Some Day in April
Arts & Culture
PAST PRESENT FUTURE for Trodding the Boards
While we’re suffering from theatrum interruptus, I wanted to offer this column to the Artistic Directors of New Orleans’ theater companies to let us know what was going on when things shut down, what they’re doing now, and what plans they have for the future. First up for PPF (Past Present Future) is The NOLA Project’s A.J. Allegra who has been nominated for eight Ambie … [Read more...] about PAST PRESENT FUTURE for Trodding the Boards
LGBTQ Horoscopes April 20-May 3, 2020
Astrology was originally understood as omens, prophecies, and oracles. Whenever you go to a psychic, tarot reader, or astrologer like me, you’re engaging with the possibilities of the future. Modern astrology, however, is also the alignment of the heavens at your moment of birth that serves as the signature of your personality. This combination of your star chart and sun … [Read more...] about LGBTQ Horoscopes April 20-May 3, 2020
Tinderbox Author Robert Fieseler Wins Louisiana Literary Award
The Louisiana Library Association has selected Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation as the recipient of its prestigious Louisiana Literary Award. This is the first time an LGBT+ themed book has won the award. Published by Liveright, Tinderbox is the third book written about the tragic arson and positions the fire in … [Read more...] about Tinderbox Author Robert Fieseler Wins Louisiana Literary Award
Strange Inheritance: Origins
For the next four issues, this column will be dedicated to a project I have been cultivating over the past couple of years. It’s a project that has required labor, humility, gratitude, and love. Love for a community that has always needed to fight for its visibility, and love for a community that will always need to fight for its rights. What will always make this true … [Read more...] about Strange Inheritance: Origins
‘Key West Is About Escapism’: Maxwell Irwin Launches the Key West Art Walk
“Max” Irwin is shaking up the usual oil on canvas sightings of roosters, cats, and palm trees with his Key West Art Walk. The walk takes you through historical art centers while exposing you to emerging visual artists. Find out just how far Max’s roots to the island go, his thoughts on graffiti’s place in the local art world, and his time in the Parisian music scene. Are you … [Read more...] about ‘Key West Is About Escapism’: Maxwell Irwin Launches the Key West Art Walk
LGBTQ Horoscopes during the Corona Virus
Corona. What just came to mind? Of course the virus that has caused mass disruption on a global scale is unique to this moment. I say unique because the world at this point is more interconnected by media, transportation, and economies than ever before. Thus, when a modern virus appears, it can spread literally and spiritually, by nature and fear. But the principal meaning … [Read more...] about LGBTQ Horoscopes during the Corona Virus
Party Down
The title of my column seems less than fitting as of late. With the crazy coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing panic that has occurred, it seems like a person needs to party more now than ever before. But alas, they closed all the bars, restaurants, movies, literally everything, so what is a lonely social butterfly to do in these troubled times? But before … [Read more...] about Party Down
Book of the Month: Full Wolf Moon
My book for the month of March is a thriller written by Lincoln Child called Full Wolf Moon. Child is an author of techno-thriller and horror novels. Though he is most well-known for his collaborations with Douglas Preston (including the Agent Pendergast series and the Gideon Crew series, among others), he has also written several solo novels. Child and Preston's first … [Read more...] about Book of the Month: Full Wolf Moon
French Quarter Lockdown Journal: Monday, March 23, 2020
Monday, March 23, 2020 5:15 am—Wake-up. After a stretch I sit and contemplate what the day holds—applying for disaster relief, answering emails, refilling prescriptions, doing the laundry, and writing. None of that sounds appealing to me so I look at Rupee, our elderly Chihuahua, who is still sleeping, and consider what movie to watch tonight. Then the pissing … [Read more...] about French Quarter Lockdown Journal: Monday, March 23, 2020
