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“I guess this is the literary equivalent of phantom limb syndrome, but now that I’m pretty much convinced that JT LeRoy never existed, I catch myself regretting never having met him. I think that might mean that he was America’s first idoru, in the fullest Japanese sense, paradoxically manifesting mainly on our oldest mass-media platform, the printed word.”
– William Gibson
When you feel so utterly powerless, you can’t just hope that one day you will be heard and the trespasses against you will be repaired — because they never can be.
The real healing is the hope that maybe your experiences can serve and help protect another being. It lets you reach out in faith and get past the illusions of suffering and the isolation of the self.
– Laura Albert

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Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Laura Albert at Sundance
Here’s the full live May 14 reading!
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Laura on Instagram - @laura_albert
Laura on Twitter - @lauraalbert
A trip to “Werner world” with filmmaker Thomas von Steinaecker by @JoshRotter #Herzog's motto is “Do the doable," @roxietheater @48hills
https://48hills.org/2023/03/a-trip-to-werner-world-with-filmmaker-thomas-von-steinaecker/
#MikePence vs @PeteButtigieg - mic drop
Mike Pence, who is known for his homophobia, made homophobic comments tonight about Pete Buttigieg - mocking him for going on "maternity leave."
May I point out that Mike Pence with all his military fervor, has never served in the military.
But Pete has...
Guns Don't Kill People, Americans Kill People, by @MMFlint 20th anniversary of Bowling for Columbine Oscar win / Watch for free - sad that it's more relevant than ever https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelmoore/p/guns-dont-kill-people-americans-kill?r=23d5z&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
“I guess this is the literary equivalent of phantom limb syndrome, but now that I’m pretty much convinced that JT LeRoy never existed, I catch myself regretting never having met him. I think that might mean that he was America’s first idoru, in the fullest Japanese sense, paradoxically manifesting mainly on our oldest mass-media platform, the printed word.”
– William Gibson
When you feel so utterly powerless, you can’t just hope that one day you will be heard and the trespasses against you will be repaired — because they never can be.
The real healing is the hope that maybe your experiences can serve and help protect another being. It lets you reach out in faith and get past the illusions of suffering and the isolation of the self.
– Laura Albert
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#MikePence vs @PeteButtigieg - mic drop
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May I point out that Mike Pence with all his military fervor, has never served in the military.
But Pete has...
Guns Don't Kill People, Americans Kill People, by @MMFlint 20th anniversary of Bowling for Columbine Oscar win / Watch for free - sad that it's more relevant than ever https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelmoore/p/guns-dont-kill-people-americans-kill?r=23d5z&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
“I guess this is the literary equivalent of phantom limb syndrome, but now that I’m pretty much convinced that JT LeRoy never existed, I catch myself regretting never having met him. I think that might mean that he was America’s first idoru, in the fullest Japanese sense, paradoxically manifesting mainly on our oldest mass-media platform, the printed word.”
– William Gibson
When you feel so utterly powerless, you can’t just hope that one day you will be heard and the trespasses against you will be repaired — because they never can be.
The real healing is the hope that maybe your experiences can serve and help protect another being. It lets you reach out in faith and get past the illusions of suffering and the isolation of the self.
– Laura Albert