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In the late 1960’s, I was asked to appear in front of my local Miami (Florida) Draft Board. The Board wanted me to [...]
Shiva Near the Corned Beef
I recognize that all bannings are not the handiwork of the ignoramus class.
Irresistible–but banned
It was the scrotum of a canine, not even that of a boy or a man that got this award-winning book banned from certain schools [...]
Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte
In the Midwest, the voice of a wise, sweet spider as been silenced. Charlotte's Web is a banned book. Who would have thought?
Take It To The Limit
I'm not sure I've ever encountered any banned books, but if I had, I would have made a point of reading them.
Maus
On May 10, 1933, university students burned more than 25,000 “un-German” books in Berlin’s Opera Square (pictured below). [...]
To Kill a Mockingbird
I was a voracious reader in my day and read many books that had been banned at one some point. I read most of them just for [...]
Dangerous!
I read banned books – to protest their banning of course, but also because they’re invariably such good reads! As you [...]
1984: The “Groundhog Day” of Banned Books*
When I retired from my firm at the end of 2019, a lawyer with whom I had worked closely for many years gave me as a [...]
Past Stories You May Have Missed
My Boyfriend’s in the Band
There was the femmy doorman/bouncer who was ex-military and in a high pitched voice humbly and apologetically told us all the [...]
Prompted By In the Band
October 31, 2016
Muppets as Musical Influence
The magic of Jim Henson's creations affected my composing style in many ways!
Prompted By What We Listened To
May 6, 2016
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