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Shenny: Gemini Season, or My Fellow Evil Twins

For much of my life I’d accepted that the date of my conception made me innately the sort of person who would lie to your face and betray you.

May 31

Shenny: Dropping the T from LGBT

When you think that rights are due only to some people, and yet you're still not one of them, denying rights to others seems like an especially craven…

May 17

Shenny: How to Be a Mama's Boy

In honor of my mother this Mother’s Day, I’m trying to resist turning her into a character.

May 3

April 2023

Shenny: How to Become a Prophet, or Happy Birthday

On Shenny's one-year anniversary, some thoughts on why to write about yourself, the best TV show of the year, and new bands for people who like old…

Apr 19

Shenny: Three of My Ex-Girlfriends

Why do so many homosexuals find it easy to separate sex and love? Because the straight world already did it for us.

Apr 5

March 2023

Shenny: Cruising with Jonesy

'I think that cruising's universal; I imagine we all do it and spend a lot time doing it, whether it leads to actual sex or not.'

Mar 22

Shenny: We're Writing About Sports Now

The problem with basketball is that they score too often.

Mar 8

February 2023

Shenny: How to Forget Your Friends

The mind is never fully absent. It’s just that one of the hard things in life is that our mind, and the minds of others, aren’t always where they’re…

Feb 22

Shenny: Getting Intimate With Your Students

It’s a hell of a thing to be invited to a person’s home, and take what hospitality they have to offer. I’d never invite a student to mine.

Feb 8

January 2023

Shenny: Other People's Resolutions

If you're next to me on an airplane and open up your phone, I’m going to have to look at it.

Jan 25

Shenny: Peeping on Manhattan

Plus travel weariness, a new clear purpose for art, and a plea for the next time you sing 'Happy Birthday'.

Jan 11

December 2022

Shenny: A Slapdash Yuletide Issue

Some quick holiday wishes from me, and some handy endorsements from the women Shenny is named for.

Dec 28, 2022

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