Category Archives: queerness

Contagious Emotions and Branding the Bully

Posted on February 3, 2013 by newdaynewmood

And again. After being away for so friggin long I wondered if I could find my way back to this blog and, harder for me, writing it without finding every reason not to: needing a shower, walking a dog I … Continue reading →

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An Immodest Proposal: The Erotics of Gay Divorce

Posted on August 27, 2012 by newdaynewmood

It’s been a while. But I’m back…..and yes, I actually did meet Newt Gingrich so the story below is real. In light of recent violent, and disgusting political douchebaggery (here’s lookin at you Akin) I’ve decided to post this piece … Continue reading →

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Saving Lesbian Films From Themselves

Posted on January 15, 2012 by newdaynewmood

Did you hear the one about the cute girl who goes to a lesbian film with another cute girl and they walk out of the film, hand in hand, thinking they’d love to see that same film again only this … Continue reading →

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My New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on December 26, 2011 by newdaynewmood

Hi friends and those who somehow stumbled upon this blog (and thank you for that). Happy (many versions of) holidays (and festivuses, or plain old times to just get drunk, or moments to wish for better families, or a family … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Getting Better for Lonely Young Lesbians

Posted on November 28, 2011 by newdaynewmood

Hi all! I’ve been fortunate enough to be asked to be a guest blogger this week for Fedcan (The Canadian Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences) at: http://blog.fedcan.ca/ I’m alongside some great scholars and thinkers like Bobby Noble, Doreen Fumia and … Continue reading →

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No Glee for Queer teens

Posted on November 14, 2011 by newdaynewmood

65. Sorry I’ve been a tad slack. I’m apologizing to myself, my inner-guilty narcissist, Jesus (not the big One, the “false icon” on my subway who perpetually asks me for smokes even though he always has one hanging out of … Continue reading →

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Lonely Lady Gaga

Posted on October 12, 2011 by newdaynewmood

34. New day new mood. Fuck. Sometimes it’s harder than others. But the ‘scope assures me I’m okay to feel a bit off kilter today. Comfort from the cosmos: Horoscope for Sagittarius, October 12 2011. Your mood will be fairly … Continue reading →

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Rescuing Geena Davis

Posted on October 10, 2011 by newdaynewmood

32. I rescued Geena Davis in my dream last night. I have no idea where she came from or why she was there, but I was on a very important mission (again, a bit hazy) where I had to do … Continue reading →

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Freud’s lesbians

Posted on September 30, 2011 by newdaynewmood

22. So, I’ve been absent from myself for a few days now. Today, I blame narcissism. Yes, my own and also the books on it that I’m sifting through like a pigeon bobbing its beak in street-shit for this chapter … Continue reading →

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Confessions

Posted on September 20, 2011 by newdaynewmood

12. Ok, ok. So would you believe I’ve been absent these past 5 days because I was reading and working so much on my thesis that I had virtually no time to check in with myself? Yeah, me neither. But, … Continue reading →

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