June 2013 has come and gone but some of the books I read that month continue to linger in my heart and mind, just some outstanding stories. As always, there is something for everyone here, from contemporary to paranormal books, terrific additions to wonderful series. If you missed them the first time, here is your… Continue reading Scattered Thoughts Book Review Summary for June 2013
Tag: Martin Duberman
Review: Stonewall by Martin Duberman
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5 It’s June 28, 1969. At a gay bar called Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village, NY City’s finest, the NYPD carried out a raid on the bar that should have been routine. After all the police had been raiding and harassing gay bars and establishments for years, so… Continue reading Review: Stonewall by Martin Duberman
It’s Raining and the Week Ahead in Reviews
Once again it’s raining here in Maryland, formerly known as The Temperate State. Before today our rain total was 6.11 inches this month. I think its safe to say we will be adding several more inches to that total just on today’s rainfall alone. Hard to believe we are looking at July just over the… Continue reading It’s Raining and the Week Ahead in Reviews
Stonewall Inn Recollections
In five days, it will be the 44th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn uprisings. It was the spark that set off the gay revolution to equality, civil rights, and acceptance. I am going to delay my review of Martin Duberman’s Stonewall until Friday, June 28th, the anniversary date. Until that time, here are some youtube… Continue reading Stonewall Inn Recollections
From Mourning To Joy Once More, Animal Adoptions and the Week Ahead in Reviews
You always hear that things have a way of changing overnight, but few experience it. It didn’t quite happen like that here but it was close. In my instance, things changed exactly one week to the day that I felt my heart shatter. On June 4, 2013, my companion of 18 years, Winston died. Exactly… Continue reading From Mourning To Joy Once More, Animal Adoptions and the Week Ahead in Reviews
Mourning and the Week Ahead In Reviews
Winston has been gone for less than a week and most of the time I can’t wrap my mind around that fact. I still turn expecting him to be there and fixed his special breakfast yesterday morning and put it on the floor before I once more realized he wasn’t there to eat it. It… Continue reading Mourning and the Week Ahead In Reviews
It’s Gay Pride Month and the Week Ahead in Reviews
Its Gay Pride Month, a great time to celebrate and give back to the community. Washington, DC’s Capital Pride is coming up this week and culminates in the Capital Pride Parade on Saturday, June 8 and the Capital Pride Street Festival on Sunday, June 9. If you live in or around the metro area, there… Continue reading It’s Gay Pride Month and the Week Ahead in Reviews
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 