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The Wedding Guest
Originally published in Ginosko Literary Journal(2020). In the sixties, when I was still in elementary school, retail businesses in the city stayed open later than they do now. Most stores closed at about 7:30 or 8:00. Drug stores, however, stayed … Continue reading
More Fear of Strangers
I recently found these videos on YouTube of my favorite bar band of all time, Fear of Strangers. Back in the late seventies and early eighties there was a very vibrant arts scene in Albany on and around Lark Street, … Continue reading
The Women of Iran
Neda Agha Soltan 1982-2009 Neda Agha Soltan, an Iranian student, was attending a protest in Tehran today when she was shot in the chest by a Basij militiaman. Her death was captured in a shocking video that has now been … Continue reading
