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Sweets for your sweetie
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hey! Where did January go? Like, even with Covid crisis, where did 2020 go? In this issue, I have my usual sweet tooth, which is
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DAK & BOP | So much more than chicken and rice
By Jim Ayres Last year, Dak & Bop brought Korean fried chicken (dak) and rice (bop) to Timbergrove. Driving by recently, in the mood for something different, I thought I’d
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Of isolation, monkey labor, and Liz Cheney
By Nancy Ford How’s the year going for you? So far so good here. Thank the Good Lord and my sweet and perpetually hand-washing partner, I’ve managed to avoid the
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Part 11 | Back to Relationship School
By Randall Jobe In the beginning of this series I put a lot of emphasis on the sexual nature of the male species of the LGBTQIA community. I am much
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President Biden fulfills promise to trans community
By Johnny Trlica Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Joe Biden signed an executive order lifting the transgender military ban. The action came on his fifth full day in office. “President
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Crying sour grapes over Valentine’s Day
By Forest Riggs It’s that time again! As humans, we are allowed only so many Christmases, Easters, Halloweens, etc. In fact, our days are numbered from the moment we take
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What you need to know about Delta 8 THC
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday to all of you beautiful people out there! I hope you have been enjoying your new year. In this issue, the topic is Delta 8
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Tessa Thompson will bring Church Ladies to the screen
By Romeo San Vicente The recently published debut short story collection by writer Deesha Philyaw, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, has already been met with critical acclaim and was
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The Light Queen
Dolly Parton on the other pandemic cure (rhinestones!), her Christmas projects, and singing with Leslie Jordan By Chris Azzopardi Dolly Parton’s been everywhere this year, and everywhere she’s gone – virtually,
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2020 revealed who we are as Americans and it was not pretty
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: “When we remember a time, we remember moments, a kaleidoscope of the sights, the sounds, the emotions that remind us of the way we were,†said