The Dirty White Priest of Harlem United

My ex-lover Anthony Miller e-mailed me to inform me that Harlem United: Community AIDS Center is opening a new facility in Harlem and he has been invited to the christening. He writes…
 
 
 
“Harlem United (or whatever it’s called now) is naming a new building after Willis Green, Jr. and having an event around the christening.  Patrick McGovern has invited [...]

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The Pleasure Principle

Like Janet Jackson, I plan to get skinny again.
I have spent my life in a constant struggle between obesity and anorexia. Janet looks good again. So will I. It’s time to take off at least 30 pounds and show these men (and women) that I’m still nasty when it comes to sculpting good genes.
At forty, [...]

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Leaving Langston’s Bar

I was selfish on all accounts and there was no excuse for my egotistical sexual behavior that night. I should have never given Addie the cold shoulder and ass.
We left him out in the cold again. It was Shawn’s fault more than mine. Honestly. It wasn’t my fault that he didn’t join in on the fun. [...]

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James Dimon and the Chewing Gum Factory

The Federal Reserve has no choice but to raise interest rates. At 2%, it seems more logical for the Federal government to make loans directly to consumers, bypassing the greed of those like James Dimon, Chief Executive Officer of JP Morgan Chase, who recently announced during a shareholder golf tournament that America’s most prestigious investment [...]

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Forget Memorial Day

Memorial Day weekend was no cause for celebration. I try not to reminisce of childhood holidays. In my opinion, they were merely days on a calender noted in bold letters. School would be closed Monday. Most kids were thrilled at the start of summer. The long, warm weekend was filled with horrors for me. I’d [...]

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The Golden Door

During the first few moments of the recent recession, it seemed the New York City real estate market was immune to the infection of deteriorating home values. Not even September 11th scared those who love living in skyscrapers from their plush nests in this town. When foreclosures hit all time records everywhere else in America, [...]

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Dirt Burgers

The charcoal grill survived the rusts of winter. With a little rinsing with the garden hose, the black, outdoor stove that is shaped like a UFO shinned up like new. Last fall, my partner’s little brother Arden, used the grill as a ‘cement mixer’. Ten year- old Arden was playing in the dirt in the [...]

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Freshwater Lake

Christopher squatted at the edge of Lake Susquehanna. Four weeks ago, ice covered the black waters. Now the weather was fit for swimming. A painful cramp rushed through Christopher’s muscular leg. The fair-skinned adolescent braced his slender body with his left hand and quickly tilted his rear towards the ground; landing amidst a tender canopy [...]

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Twithin

I was with Thomas at the Jordan River when the spirit decended a second time. The others were sent away in pairs; teams of two, with power to cast-out demons. We were washing ourselves; preparing for what our Father had shown us in visions. The two were one. In the water of the Jordan, Thomas twisted through the golden current blissfully. As a [...]

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Father, Forgive Me

My age surprised Dad after he did the math. Twenty-one trips around the sun in this body made it legal for me to have a few cold ones with him. He insisted on going to Keller’s in Huntingdon because Jay was letting him back in after being banned three years from the place.
“I fucked his [...]

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