Category Archives: history
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
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
The Fourth of July
I love the fourth of July. I’m conflicted about parts of it, but uncomplicated relationships are for uncomplicated minds. I loathe the standard fare patriotism and invented right wing history that this date invokes, but the negatives associated with this … Continue reading
Poly Styrene
Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard but… The screeching unpolished voice that danced with the sour saxophone. A friend I never met. There seemed to be traces, for a moment, of a horribly transphobic feminist … Continue reading
What I said at Girl Talk
Cross posted at Body Impolitic note: If I promised you that I’d have this up last week, I’m sorry. You know who you are. I’m going to start by telling a story about someone telling a story about something someone … Continue reading
Archive Update
Cross posted at Body Impolitic I haven’t written much in the past several weeks because I’ve been busy doing work on the Center for Sex and Culture Archives. I mentioned this work in a post before I started and it … Continue reading
it happens all the time
Cross posted at Body Impolitic When I was fifteen, if you had told me that I would be who I am now, I would have stabbed you. I’ve said these words to friends over the years. I’ve said them with … Continue reading
Saving History: Sex and Culture
I’ve been going to events at the Center for Sex and Culture for years. I’ve even written about one of them. One of CSC’s little secrets is their archive. It isn’t really a secret. Plenty of people know such a … Continue reading
mixed feelings
In 1992, I remember watching Bill Clinton answer questions on MTV. He was asked what he thought of the prohibition of service by Gays. His answer was that he disagreed with it and that, if elected, he would change it. … Continue reading
I like ‘em old and dead
Gun writers. They’re much better that way. At least they’re emotionally simpler for me. There are famous old writers and experimenters in the firearms field who are almost universally revered. They’re my favorites, but not always for the same reasons … Continue reading
