Posts Tagged ‘gay’
Thirty Years a Dresser, by Dennis Milam Bensie
Thirty Years a Dresser (216 pages) is a new memoir by Dennis Milam Bensie, sharing essays, anecdotes, and backstage antics from his years as a theatrical dresser. “The author writes in such a way that you feel you are backstage with him experiencing all he is and does. He is honest, funny and sometimes cutting. Thirty Years…
Read MoreFLIT, by Dennis Milam Bensie
Flit: A Poetry Mashup of Classic Literature (128 pages), a collection of poems by Seattle wigmaker and memoirist Dennis Milam Bensie, each selecting words from a work of classic literature to create snapshots of gay life and culture. The Advocate voted Bensie’s first memoir, Shorn: Toys to Men, “One of the Best Overlooked Books of…
Read MoreWe, by Michael Landweber
If you could talk to your childhood self, would that child listen? We (194 pages), a novel by debut author Michael Landweber,transports the narrator into his own past in the critical days before a family tragedy. We was a Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award for Short Prose and Independent Books. It won a bronze…
Read MoreOne Gay American, by Dennis Milam Bensie
One Gay American (242 pages), is a memoir by theatrical wigmaker Dennis Milam Bensie about growing up gay in small-town America. One Gay American was a finalist in the 2013 Indie Excellence Awards and 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. The Advocate voted Bensie’s first memoir, Shorn: Toys to Men, “One of the Best Overlooked…
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