Dwight Cathcart & Adriana Books

Dwight Cathcart writes on politics, publishing, gay literature, gay people, and his four novels, Ceremonies, Winter Rain, Race Point Light, and Adam in the Morning.

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My books, money, value, the somber truth

2017-01-10 by Dwight Cathcart 2 Comments

I read an article on Slate today on writing and money, and it compels me to respond. The point of the article is the fact that so few writers actually make any money at their writing. Just about all writers are supported by doing something else, like teaching, and yet it seems that just about everybody is confused about what confers worth on a book. Do sales confer worth? Do reviews? Publishing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adam in the Morning, Alcoholism, Barack Obama, Being gay, Bookstores, bookstores, Ceremonies, Coming to terms with the past, eBooks, Gay literature, Publishing, Race Point Light, The effects of bigotry, Uncategorized, Walking wounded, Winter Rain, Writing Tagged With: Adam in the Morning, Ceremonies, Gays fighting back, How do we connect to the past, Race Point Light, stigmatizing gay people, Stonewall riots, the future, walking wounded, What we ask of the future, Winter Rain

The past and the future are ours

2016-06-07 by Dwight Cathcart 1 Comment

It is 10:43 in the evening. C and I spent the day doing errands—the hardware store for screws for hooks in the utility closet in the back stairs—and chores, principally laundry. It is a warm evening, all the windows are open, and the neighborhood is quiet. After I washed the dishes, I came in here to the living room, and checked out what was on the tube. I like this, in an apartment lit only by a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coming to terms with the past, Courage, Generational Divide, The future Tagged With: How do we connect to the past, the future, the past, the present, What we ask of the future

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