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Zoe Leonard – photographer – quote

June 1, 2021 – 2:54 pm

I knew Zoe Leonard as a young woman in the late 70s. She was a teenage. I was in my twenties. The East Village was a slum. We had fun together. She became a photographer. Well known. Political as would anyone who lost so many friends to AIDS. Zoe became an ardent lesbian. I remained […]

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CARDBOARD NOIR by Charlotta Janssen/Shannon Greer

February 1, 2014 – 7:35 pm

Art: Charlotta Janssen Photography: Shannon Greer Text: Peter Nolan Smith Styling: Liz Teich Grooming: Sabrina Rowe Digital Tech: Robert Bredvad Model: Brock Gloor

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Shannon’s On The Case

November 26, 2013 – 9:28 pm

Shannon woke with a hangover. It had lasted two days. The phone rang. Bill, his partner said, “I need you.” The next sound was a death rattle. Bill was now his ex-partner. Shannon got out of bed with his hangover intact. He picked up his gat. Someone was going to pay for Bill. Outside in […]

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Sucker Punch

June 1, 2013 – 11:13 am

In the winter of 1967 I stood outside the parking lot of BC High with a Southie girl. The G Clefs were performing soul hits on stage. Debbie and I had danced to their version of MUSTANG SALLY. We were talking about school. Her eyes widened in surprise and I turned to see why. A […]

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