Here's what has been keeping me out of trouble the past couple of weeks. Get your tickets today!

I haven't plugged my book project lately. The distributor is raising prices in February and because margins are slim, I'll have to bump things up a bit too. You can get a great discount if you order directly from editorial.elinverso.com/objetos before December 31!

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

Lith self-portrait with death mask; triple exposure with distressed negative.

It's October!? This month marks the 1st anniversary of the release of Objetos de [des]amor and yes, it's available at a discount through November for all of you who find yourself in an introspective space or working through grief. Hit the link at editorial.elinverso.com/objetos

Apparently Dallin Oaks is finally getting his shot on the throne of the LDS church. Expect regression on LGBTQ topics from this man who oversaw the electroshock torture of gay men at BYU and spearheaded the vile Proclamation on the Family. May his reign be brief.

"I've now been allowed and asked to share more details about what's going down at the University of Oregon, which involves imminent announcement of firings, among others, of tenure-track and tenured faculty. Given the units impacted (see below), please share this with your professional networks in related disciplines and start getting ready to put pressure (or begin putting pressure already) on the University of Oregon upper admin to abandon this alleged plan before they finalize it. It appears that, with no prior consultations, the departments of Religion and Classics (two separate units), and the programs in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, German & Scandinavian, Judaic Studies, Arabic Studies, and Holocaust Studies (the latter five all parts of a previously- consolidated mega unit called the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages) are facing imminent announcement of elimination (expected the week of Sept 7), with layoffs of pre-tenure, tenured, and career faculty in these units. The reason given is "financial exigency" -- upper administrations of several universities across the country (and in blue states like Oregon also) appear to be giddy to use the context of Trump attacks on higher ed to dismantle the humanities. Faculty at OU won a faculty union not long ago; this may be, in part, a retaliation for that, l've been told. The union is working with AAUP, etc.; my understanding is that the maximum spotlight is needed at this point."

Arabic Studies, Holocaust Studies, Russian, Eastern European & Eurasian Studies, Religion, & more—decimating the humanities destroys our ability to understand the world, act in it, and envision a future. Blue states are complicit in this destruction of scholarship and teaching
@uoregon.bsky.social

Hey, no Lammie this year but I've enjoyed hearing from folks who have read the book and found some resonance with their own experience. I just extended the sale price listed on my web page through the end of September.

I'm sure they'll get right on that. But then again they have their own Epstein-level SA coverup situation to handle and might need some cash eventually.

From "Los días van tan rápidos" published in 1964:

Estemos preparados. Quedémonos desnudos
con lo que somos, pero quememos, no pudramos
lo que somos. Ardamos. Respiremos
sin miedo. Despertemos a la gran realidad
de estar naciendo ahora, y en la última hora.

Chilean poet Gonzalo Rojas stands at a podium during a presentation.

As I ponder a move to Canada, I've thought about life in exile and Gonzalo Rojas came to mind. I studied with him at BYU where he lived in exile before the return of democracy to Chile. I am awed by his capacity to retain his sensitivity and fervor for life in the face of state brutality and loss.

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Hey folks, it's a good time to be in community with queer and BIPOC people to share our vision for the world. Join us for the Vueltas: Wheels of Memory program tomorrow (6/22) at Milagro from 1-3. There will be art, music, writing, snacks, and a lot of empathetic faces.

Mike Lee’s reprehensible behavior and comments on MN and so many other things are not just about Lee, they are a reflection of the lack of moral character of every voter in UT who put him there, & every cowardly Republican colleague and the Mormon Church who refuse to say a word.

Background features a large spoked wooden wheel, images of the 4 event participants are at the top and at the bottom the title reads Vueltas: Wheels of memory.

Join me for a reading from my book Objetos de [des]amor along with new work from longtime collaborators Cindy Williams Gutiérrez, Ivonne Saed and phenomenal guitarist María E. Olaya. We'll be at Milagro's Zócalo on June 22, 1-3 pm! Come early to chat and enjoy our art installation!

Damn. I used to only be ashamed and embarrassed by my other alma mater, BYU.

Come see me tonight at Literary Arts!

I really need to figure out who can take care of my garden so I can move part time to Canada.

I miss teaching my food and ethnic identity class, I would love to explore yesterday's Trader Joe visit with students. The store was blasting a "Cinco de mayo" playlist (mostly rancheras). There is a fine line between celebration and tokenization and they were on the wrong side of it for me.

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Hey y'all, I'm participating in a reading at Literary Arts just a month from today. There will be 3 featured readers offering work around the theme "Ritual" and some time for community conversation. Info at literary-arts.org/event/incite...

I'm experimenting with trolling (on my own page) on Fb before I burn it all down. Latest musing is basically this: If all y'all wanted a king, you could do much, much better because no current European monarch is as despotic and lacking in taste.

My biggest jump scare this week: Hegseth mentioning the Overton window. His comment reflected poor understanding of the concept but it reveals that cabinet-level officials are knowingly softening the public to accept greater atrocity from an increasingly authoritarian regime. Chilling.

We're just a couple of days away from the big event! Get your tickets today from hollywoodtheatre.org and we'll see you on Saturday and Sunday to watch all of these great shorts. @hollywoodtheatr.bsky.social

April 1 was more fun when we were told true things by the news on other days.

Lapses in worldwide TB prevention and treatment may hit closer than you think! In another life I was an LDS missionary who came home from MX with a latent TB infection that was halted due to community-based, no-cost screening and treatment. Don't let the regime's stupidity endanger more people.

White spray paint-style words on a black background: Create. Gather. Resist. Tag! logo is at the bottom.

Cheery film promos might seem frivolous next to posts describing the escalating cruelty and lawlessness of the felonious president and his handlers. Tag! believes that telling our stories and celebrating our lives is anything but trivial. It is resistance. Join us at this year's festival. tagqsf.org

Tag! posters are going up bit by bit. Got a good spot? Write to Tag! at info@tagqsf.org and we’ll get some to you or put them up.

Collaborators with the fascists.

The fact that Tr*mp is ELATED by your support should tell you just how misguided your decision is. Rethink before it's too late.