Category: Blog Post

Roof Beam Reader’s 2021 Year in Books

Posted on December 29, 2021 by

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In this annual reading review, I reflect on the 113 books I read and loved (or not), and the ones I look forward to reading next year! Featuring Ellen Hopkins, James Baldwin Carolyn Oliver, Jenna Miller, Octavia Butler, A.S. King, Shaun David Hutchinson and more.

Category: Blog Post, Just for Fun, Year In Review

In Search of the Divine: My Year of Reading Religiously

Posted on December 24, 2021 by

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In Search of the Divine: My Year of Reading Religiously Merry Christmas, dear readers, and Happy Holidays! Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanza, a Festive Festivus, and a Sensational Solstice, too. Whatever you celebrate, or whatever you don’t, I hope the end of the year finds… Continue Reading “In Search of the Divine: My Year of Reading Religiously”

Category: Atheism, Blog Post, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Daoism, Essay, Hinduism, Humanism, Islam, Judaism, Personal Essay, Philosophy, Spirituality

August, #TheSealeyChallenge, and More

Posted on September 3, 2020 by

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Hello, my beloveds. Long time no see! My apologies for the absence. I’m sure many of you, like me, have been struggling with the continued pandemic, the back-to-school season, and the rather horrifying events taking place around the United States and the world, not… Continue Reading “August, #TheSealeyChallenge, and More”

Category: Blog Post, Book Review, Buddhism, Carlos Bulosan, Craig Moreau, D.A. Powell, Eduardo C. Corral, History, Joseph O. Legaspi, Joy Harjo, Ocean Vuong, Poetry, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Sam Sax, The Sealey Challenge, Thich Nhat Hanh, Tommy Pico

No Pride Without Black Lives

Posted on June 1, 2020 by

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In February 2019, I published my book, From A Whisper to a Riot: The Gay Writers Who Crafted an American Literary Tradition. In it, I explore the long, quiet road that writers all over the United States took, the private communications they had, the… Continue Reading “No Pride Without Black Lives”

Category: black lives matter, Blog Post, pride month

Yes, It’s Your Choice.

Posted on May 9, 2020 by

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I’ve seen so many wacky, dangerous, and downright ignorant things being said about the current state of pandemic affairs, that I couldn’t sleep last night for my agitation over it. I won’t go into all the issues, like conspiracy theories (Trump did it! The… Continue Reading “Yes, It’s Your Choice.”

Category: Blog Post, COVID Diaries

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