Historical gayness

Yes, I'm still working on the story, and yeah, I know it's been awhile, and yes, I know that Chapter 16 left some of you especially eager to see what happens next, and yes, in the back of my head, I suspect a few of you will feel let down. (I mean, Joe is still aloof, detached, weird Joe.) No, I'm not sure when the new chapter will come out. Sometimes these things write themselves; sometimes it takes awhile for the ideas to come together.

While we wait, here are a couple of interesting things to look at.

One is a pretty fascinating Tumblr blog that shows vintage-gay candid snapshots, generally G-rated (PG-13 at worst) with the subjects in unguarded moments of everyday life. Stuff like this:


The cumulative effect is moving, odd, surprisingly comforting -- it's worth a few minutes of browsing.

On a separate note in gay history: I knew that some scholars have argued that Abraham Lincoln is gay. But it turns out that Lincoln was really, really gay. And wait until you read about James Buchanan!