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Author Archives: Charles Lambert
Insults: Taliban style
Daniele Mastrogiacomo, the Repubblica war correspondent captured by Taliban forces in Afghanistan almost three weeks ago and released on Tuesday, has written a long, informed and moving account of his time as a prisoner. He had a particularly gruelling time … Continue reading
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The shallowest dream…
…I’ve ever had. Rupert Everett and two ageing English actresses I recognise but can’t name arrive at an airport with a sign saying Rupert Everett airport above the entrance. Everett leaves the plane and sweeps in to the airport, leaving … Continue reading
Love is all you need (and it’s free!)
If you know of any priests, pastors, vicars, bishops, hey, even popes who need a little TLC, direct them to this site. They’ll never be able to thank you enough.
Posted in gay, pope, religion, sex
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I’m a world classic… in Thai
My story SOAP is in very good company on this site. (OK. It’s coming next. But I’m still rubbing shoulders with Henry James and Turgenev.) Pity Wanakam never asked, of course.
Posted in copyright, soap
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O. Henry Prize
I’ve had to keep quiet about this for over six months, but now that my story is about to be performed at the University of Austin, Texas, on Tuesday (for details click here), I can tell you that THE SCENT … Continue reading
Posted in o. henry, prize, the scent of cinnamon
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THE GIFT
Time for a little poetry after so much unpleasant and utterly disrespectful ranting. This poem, written 33 years ago, was published in a fugitive collection entitled Of Western Limits, containing my work and poems by John Wilkinson, ostensibly written during … Continue reading
Posted in cambridge, charlie bulbeck, john wilkinson, poem
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Follow the yellow brick road, but not to Tobago
This comes from popbitch and seems an appropriate appendix to the previous post: Next month’s Plymouth Jazz Festival in Tobago features a headline appearance by Elton John. Not all islanders approve. Breakfast TV show Rise & Shine this week had … Continue reading
Posted in church, elton john, homophobia
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Archbishop Arsehole strikes again
A New York Times editorial had this to say on 8 March: Denying Rights in Nigeria A poisonous piece of legislation is quickly making its way through the Nigerian National Assembly. Billed as an anti-gay-marriage act, it is a far-reaching … Continue reading
Posted in gay, homophobia, human rights, nigeria
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Vatican CEO with bitch
This is what the Guardian had to say about the lovely Georg Gänswein shortly after “Eggs” Benedict came to power: Born on July 30 1956, Gänswein grew up in Riedern am Wald, a tiny Bavarian village. He was ordained in … Continue reading
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