[queer] the porn looks back

[glossing]

via Jube Today is the tenth anniversary of James Robert Baker's death. Author (of seven novels) and auteur, he hung himself in large part due to the fallout from his last published, anarchoqueer novel, part terror plot and whole love story, Tim+Pete. His work is angry, lyrical, crude and gorgeous; he made art out of pop culture, torquing its usual

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[marginalia]

i haven't, but today was the tipping point. tim & pete's on the shelf at my library & i'll be picking it up tonight.

[glossing]

*gold star* I can't wait to talk about it with you, sans the usual translation in our DC alt-u. ;)

[glossing]

*nod nod* I think, based on your own style and the recs of pro-work you've made, that he'd be right up your alley. Plus, lots of Southern California settings.

[saffronhouse]

My god -- I can't believe it's been a decade. Thank you for the reminder, and I'll be raising a glass tonight

[cerisaye]

I loved Tim & Pete and quite liked Testosterone (not the movie though- shudder). 10 years since his sad death? RIP :(

[minotaurs]

I didn't know he was dead - I thought he just wasn't writing. That's too bad. He was a great writer.