Tim Barrus Blog
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Tim Barrus, New York Times
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My bones were dying inside of me. No one knew why.
My heart was dying inside of me. No one why. My ability to fly from the roof was only eclipsed by broken bones as brittle as a stick. I take 30 medications a day. Surgeries to replace the bones.…
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VOOMVOOM
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Standing Still With Sand in Your Mouth
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Nights In Nights
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Do You See What I See
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Dostoevsky
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Fake Food, Tim Barrus, NYT
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Not Another Pain In the Ass Piece On the Environment. But, Yes.
Industrialized food. Industrialized farming. Industrialized fish farming. Industrialized wages. Industrialized health care. Industrialized housing. Industrialized prisons. Industrialized education. Industrialized book markets. Industrialized guns. Industrialized mining. Industrialized logging. Industrialized publishing. Industrialized beer. Industrialized shoes. Industrialized art. Industrialized war. Industrialized…
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Tim Barrus, New York Times
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Today, HIV gets a tiny mention in the New York Times. In an article about sexually transmitted diseases. One word at the end of the piece. This, too, marginalizes. We are ashamed. We hang our heads. We did it to ourselves. Normals refuse to see HIV as a sexually transmitted…
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NYT Book Podcast
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The NYT book podcast is a bit too pleased with itself. I do hope that dialogues among writers and editors continues. But no more congratulations to one another. Publishing itself is about looking back. Publishing looks forward, too. What it finds difficult to sell is immediacy. There are 100 people…
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Put Your Foot In My Mouth
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“No.”
“But why. I want to suck your toes.”
“Never you mind, my toes. It’s sex.”
“It is not sex, Timothee. It’s sucking a toe. Not a cock. I just wanna suck your feet.”
“No. I said no and I mean no. No is no. Don’t even go there. No…