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I Am The Horrible Goose That Lives In The Town
yes I am the horrible creeping bag of sound that is the most worst to you! I will use my beak to mischief you and I will press B. I wobble my…
Daniel Lavery
Sep 24, 2019
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Finally Taking My Own Advice About Thanksgiving
Today, as you likely know, is Thanksgiving in the States. It’s also my 33rd birthday, and the first birthday I have celebrated since becoming estranged…
Daniel Lavery
Nov 28, 2019
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Thoughts on a Phone Call
I think often, I think compulsively, about the last phone call I had with my father, certain portions of which feel permanently lodged into various…
Daniel Lavery
Feb 6, 2020
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"As A Trans Man, Thanks For Being So Welcoming Of Trans Men; Weird That There's No Trans Women Here"
Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I overheard you guys talking about trans inclusion, and I mostly wanted to say, as a trans man who feels super…
Daniel Lavery
Jun 22, 2019
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How I Believe Various Characters From HBO's "The Sopranos" Would React If I Tried To Teach Them The Rules Of Warhammer
Previously in our Sopranos coverage: A woman who cannot calm her husband down, no matter how much ham is in the fridge. He is absolutely furious with…
Daniel Lavery
Feb 17, 2021
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A Character Study of Grace Lavery
(If you like, you might consider giving the gift of a Shatner Chatner subscription this year; or you might pre-order Something That May Shock and…
Daniel Lavery
Dec 19, 2019
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"The 'M' Stands For Motherless"
Yesterday I finally met up with a friend of mine to fill out the paperwork necessary for a Californian Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change…
Daniel Lavery
Dec 4, 2019
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A Pleasant Suggestion About Josh Lyman
give it a go
Daniel Lavery
Feb 9, 2021
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How To Transition Without Turning Into Your Father
after naively entering your thirties in the mistaken belief that you were just one of those rare queer adults without father issues
Daniel Lavery
Dec 11, 2019
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"You Should Call Your Father": On the Unbearable Estrangement of Other People's Families
Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein describe in The Final Days Richard Nixon’s reaction to his loss of power: “Between sobs, Nixon was plaintive...How had a…
Daniel Lavery
Mar 7
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"I can tell you that John loves gays and transgenders": Further Remarks on Menlo Church
It’s an odd time in life, having to periodically come up with public statements about one’s relatives; I last had occasion to do so in this space a few…
Daniel Lavery
Mar 3, 2020
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"You know, I used to be quite a looker"
There’s an in-depth investigation in the New Yorker today about a male novelist who has the same name as me and has (apparently) made a history of…
Daniel Lavery
Feb 4, 2019
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