“The Things We Do,” Part One Guest Writer: Mark O. Estes “I’m so drained, Evan,” Derrick mumbled to me through his meaty palms. “I’m so fucking drained with no semblance of an end in sight.” I sat across Derrick at a seemingly swanky restaurant (until they brought out the oxymoronic monstrosity of gummy, stale pasta) as he spilled his frustrations [...]
“The Greatest Love Affair of All” Guest Writer: Mark O. Estes Picture, if you will, a young, Black man on a personal journey during the chaos known as New Orleans at Mardi Gras. He ends up in an establishment on Bourbon Street where the music is just as lively as the gyrating bodies keeping up with its heavy bass and [...]
“The Divine Power of Surreality” Guest Writer: Mark O. Estes Per Webster’s Dictionary, the word surreal means “marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream; unbelievable; fantastic.” The latest election; the virulent spread of false information in the form of memes, fake news sites, and sheer stupidity; and personal demons have all coalesced into a hazy blanket of what seems like a dream and [...]
The “FRENZY!-fication” just keeps rollin’ on and on…and on! On Friday, December 9 @ 7 PM ET/4 PM PT, I’ll sit down for an extensive interview at The Male Media Mind (M3) Hangout. The Male Media Mind unifies the Black Bear Community through dialogue, insight, creativity and knowledge. Being a “Bear Aficionado,” I’m elated to be M3’s very special [...]
