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Brilliantly and beautifully written. No better time to read it then now.

A man is not merely mortal ... He is unlikely

A man is not merely mortal ... He is unlikely

"blue star" ... "Robert Pattie blue star." (p. 49)

(This memoir is amazing; poetic, aesthetic, historical, etc. I am so moved by this memoir ...)

"Lying completely naked as I usually do, and immersed in a good book, I distractedly scratch my anus with a large kitchen knife from the kitchen that was lying there ,,, I noticed white thread on the point of the blade I dry off and, by pricking myself a bit, i collect one or two others, which hang gently from their heads I understand why my hole itches and swallow some work powder ,,,

this was banned from publication by RB's estate after his death because it "confirmed" his "homosexuality" -- i think it just confirms his hedonism

this was banned from publication by RB's estate after his death because it "confirmed" his "homosexuality" -- i think it just confirms his hedonism

reading queer fiction that reckons with love, loss and friendship: thinking foucault's "friendship as a way of life" and the "invention of new life styles" to articulate, in a philosophical way, what i see as a new coming-to queerness among gen x men/boys

how to live a pornographic life, and aesthetics of existence, embodied queerness -- and learning most of this through sexual relations with young boys: oh sarah palin and her ilk will BURN this!

the reciprocity of being with an-other; a fleshy mobius strip

to be someone and for someone to be in you: slipping - sliding

a beautiful section of queer arab youths: a queer aesthetics of existence