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The Twist Podcast #48: Unsafe Spaces, Pope Gaga, and Trump Compares Ratings to 9/11
Join co-hosts Rick Rose and Mark McNease for news and opinion with a Twist. This week: The Weekly Readlines, women on women unsafe spaces, Lady Gaga does her best Pope impression, and Trump compares his TV ratings to 9/11.Enjoy The Twist Podcast on iTunes, Libsyn, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and YouTube. Are you listening?
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One Thing or Another: Calamari Wishes and Cashier Dreams
It’s always One Thing or Another … a lighthearted look at aging, life, and the absurdities of it all.By Mark McNease
Life is about downsizing now, reducing the number of things someone will have to have hauled off when I’m dead.
Readers of a certain age will recognize the title reference from Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Robin Leach’s hit show about the rich and infamous that ran from 1984 – 1995. It was the granddaddy of celebrity voyeurism, the original orgy of window shopping into lives we would never experience, caviar we would never eat and champagne we would never drink.
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The Twist Podcast #47: B to the Bi, Missing Queer Spaces, and Happiness is a Bombing Campaign
Join co-hosts Rick Rose and Mark McNease for news and opinion with a Twist. This week: The Weekly Readlines, bisexuality is a thing, where have all the queer spaces gone, and is that a missile in your pocket: why are bombs such a high?Enjoy The Twist Podcast on iTunes, Libsyn, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and YouTube. Are you listening?
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Paperback Copies of Jean Ryan’s ‘Lovers and Loners’ Arrive
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Our Neighbor Amanda Bringing Us Eggs
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Resting Up Before Work on Easter Day
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Seeing ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
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The Twist Podcast #46: BBC’s 100 Years of Queer, Disney Does Diversity, and Classic Concentration Camp
Join co-hosts Rick Rose and Mark McNease for news and opinion with a Twist. This week: a look at the headlines, the BBC examines 100 years of queer, Disney does diversity, and Chechen concentration camps.Enjoy The Twist Podcast on iTunes, Libsyn, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and YouTube. Are you listening?
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Jean Ryan’s New Story Collection ‘Lovers and Loners’ Now Available in Print and eBook
I’ve known Jean Ryan since she submitted one of her amazing stories for the anthology Outer Voices Inner Lives I co-edited with Stephen Dolainski. Now I have the great pleasure of publishing Jean’s new collection, Lovers and Loners, through MadeMark Publishing. Enjoy it in print or eBook.
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LGBTSR Reaches the 400 Subscriber Mark!
LGBTSR just hit the 400 email subscriber mark thanks to you! Welcome to all the new folks, and don’t forget to spread the work
What you get as a subscriber: A weekly email every Friday with new content – featured books, book reviews, interviews, the Savvy Senior, columns, news of note, The Twist Podcast, and The Weekly Readlines. All delivered to your virtual doorstep, waiting for you to enjoy with your favorite morning beverage. What you don’t get: spam or abuse of any kind. Emails are kept strictly confidential and only used for the weekly lgbtSr email blast.
What we get: knowing we’re valued, that in these trying times we can be counted on as a small but vital online space for the over-50 LGBTQ audience and our friends and allies. Every new subscriber is another vote of confidence as we head into our seventh year.
Mark McNease/Editor
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LGBTSR Contributor and Twist Podcast Co-Host to Compete in ‘Dancing for the Cure’ – And You Can Help!
Very few of us make it through life without being touched by cancer – our own or a loved one’s. Coming May 6, Susan G. Komen of North Louisiana will be holding it’s annual ‘Dancing for the Cure.’ This year my longtime collaborator, friend, contributor to LGBTSR, and co-host of our weekly Twist Podcast, is participating AND competing!You can donate here, or, just as importantly (and simply!) like his Facebook page for the event. The person who gets the most likes gains a special award for their company as well as more money for the cause! So, if you can’t swing a few dollars, just give Rick’s page a like. Truly, madly, deeply appreciated.
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‘Last Room at the Cliff’s Edge’ a Kindle Nation Daily Feature and Kindle Fire Giveaway Sponsor!
5-star fan fave ‘Last Room at the Cliff’s Edge’ is featured today at Kindle Nation Daily. It’s also a sponsor for their Kindle Fire giveaway! Check them out for instructions on how to enter.
Says Publishers Weekly: “Plausible sleuthing and smart characterizations combine for a winner.” (BookLife)
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The Twist Podcast Gets a New Look on Libsyn
For those who didn’t know, The Twist Podcast is hosted on Libsyn, along with many other fine podcasts. Libsyn recently updated their podcast pages and I think it’s very nice looking. Of course, you can also listen at TheTwistPodcast.com, or on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and YouTube. Are you listening?
