Yesterday, I went with my family to eat blue-plate buffet in Murfreesboro in an old house converted into a restaurant. It was my brother's birthday. I stuffed myself crazy: mashed potatoes, asparagus, a variety of slaws and salads, hot wings, catfish, banana pudding, coconut pie, and ... a coffee to keep me somewhat alert for the 3-hour drive ( Read more... )

In a comment-conversation with badfaggot, I was prompted to think of historical queer culture and New Orleans and remembered I had recently read in Southern Cultures an article that featured photographs of 1950's bohemian/literary New Orleans that were decidedly queer.

I tracked down the article again and actually read it and found that the photos were by ( Read more... )