Author Archives: Marlene
My Brush With Greatness
Last night, Iggy Pop dove off the stage and landed on my head, bending my glasses.
A Mechanical Moment
I’ve recently been lucky enough to come in to possession of a couple of guns I’ve been coveting for a long time. They are the 1897 Winchester shotgun and the 1896 Krag-Jorgensen. My Krag is actually an 1898 model, but … Continue reading
I remember them
It’s Transgender Day of Remembrance. Today we remember those lost in the last year to transphobic violence. I refuse to remember you next year. You will still be here. I insist. I have hands and mind and the will. If … Continue reading
Breakup Announcement!
That’s it! I’m a little heartbroken, but I’ll get over it. I’m dumping my boyfriend, Feminist Ryan Gosling. I was completely head-over-heels, but then I discovered that he’s a patronizing weasel. My people are not a badge of political coolness … Continue reading
I’m a Romantic
I can’t help it. I have ideas about how the world should be. I have ideas about how people should be with each other. Sometimes I’m self-indulgently nostalgic for the present. Are there any two words sweeter than General Strike?
SHOE!
I was doing some archive stuff today. I found a pair of shoes that I was completely astounded by. Words don’t do them justice, but in case you aren’t believing your eyes (or are vision impaired), they are fairly simple … Continue reading
Cookies!
In what seems to be a new trend in my writing, another quick throwaway in which I barely even say what I’m saying. I’m gonna be eating Girl Scout cookies this year. Even if they aren’t made from real Girl … Continue reading
I won’t be there
I will not be at 14th and Broadway tonight at 6:00. I will be meeting other obligations in another fight that I genuinely believe makes the world a better place. I’m thinking of you all and I’m keeping my fingers … Continue reading
Miss Major
I’m a day late. I won’t make an excuse. Happy birthday to one of the people I admire most in the world. Thanks for all you have done for us.
A Proposal?
Girlfriend and I watched both Tombstone and Kevin Costner’s Wyatt Earp in the past few nights. This morning we were discussing the fact that someone should make a movie centered around the adventures of Doc Holiday. We were thinking that … Continue reading
