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ABCity Inception
Today on Alphabet City: In Chicago, Jon Paul celebrates 10 years with Chef with a possibly illegal act of Inception inspired by Erma Bombeck. It’s hard to put into words all of the things that I have come to love … Continue reading
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Austin Weird
Today on Alphabet City: While on book tour, Jon Paul participates in final fatherly ritual, and worries about Austin’s weirdness. “Keep Austin Weird”—the city’s semi-unofficial slogan—has always made me a touch nervous visiting my old stomping grounds. Is the Weird-o … Continue reading
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Alphie’s Choice
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul’s Weight Watchers training comes in handy on book tour when he has to make Alphie’s Choice. Weight Watchers was excellent training for book tour—and not just shedding pounds to make me look svelte in … Continue reading
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Sneak Peek: 40, Love
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul uses his summer break from book tour to work on his mid-life/season replacement 40, Love. It’s been a wonderful month off from book tour, allowing me to suffer enjoy New York City in the … Continue reading
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Condé Past?
Today on Alphabet City: With the end of the Condé Nast Times Square era, Jon Paul wonders if Anna Wintour is up to a Freedom Tower makeover. An announcement by glam magazine publisher Condé Nast—my former employer and a current … Continue reading
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Cherry Popped
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul’s pops his (book tour) cherry on Fire Island. As a young gay in Texas, my first brush with Fire Island was the 1989 Oscar-nominated movie Longtime Companion about the early days of the AIDS … Continue reading
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Oh Susannah
Today on Alphabet City: After a rocky start, Jon Paul’s relationship with his Mexican mother-in-law improves. Barely two minutes after my arrival at Chef’s home in Mexico City and already I had lost a bet thanks to his mother. In … Continue reading
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Brokeback Books
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul suffers real reading glitches when Kindle goes on fritz. A few weeks ago, maybe closer to a month now, my Kindle broke. My lackadaisical memory of the exact date of Kindle’s passing should be … Continue reading
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Pride Cup Runneth Over
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul’s book tour makes the New York Times. This just in: Kimpton Hotel‘s sponsorship of the Alphabet City Book Tour landed us in the Gray Lady’s Media Decoder column written by influential journalist (and die … Continue reading
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Reading Rainbow
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul and Chef battle a tough crowd of gay boys to sell some books; women save the day. Not to get all hot pants about it—but I’m starting to get concerned about literacy in Gay … Continue reading
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