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Sturm und Drang
Chancellor Merkel at the march against anti-Semitism Here’s a column of mine that appeared in the Washington Post on September 21, 2014, about the burdens and blessings of being part-German. During...
View ArticleJeffrey Tambor on TODAY, with a shout-out to JFB
I don’t think I can imbed this video, but here’s the link. It’s a snip from the TODAY show on September 22nd. Jeffrey Tambor talks about the new show, TRANSPARENT, with a couple really gracious...
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Having a Father who Became a Woman Helped Make My Sons into Better Men
(l to r:) Zach, Deedie ("Grace"), Sean, and Jenny Boylan, about 2006. This is a piece I wrote for the Advocate–my first for them–about the new series, TRANSPARENT, and about being a trans parent. IT...
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Jennifer Finney Boylan chosen as one of 24 inaugural “Amtrak Residency” writers.
Jennifer Finney Boylan. Photo by Augusten Burroughs Wait, wait. I thought they said “trains-gender.” I was misinformed! Does this mean I still have to go? I am delighted–and more than a little...
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Day 0: The Love Train
Prewar ad for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Courtesy Paris Review. Greetings, culture lovers (as Mr. Know-It-All used to say). I’ll be departing this Saturday, November 1, from Portland, Maine, for 17...
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Day 1: Mystery Train
326 miles down, 6973 or so to go. Greetings from Albany, New York. It’s just after 6 PM, and we’re pausing here while the Boston train joins up with the New York one, in a kind of locomotive version...
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Day 2: At a Siding, (I.)
The Lake Shore Limited arrives in Waterloo, IN. My "womb-tete" was the third set of windows here-- bed upper, sitting area below. Day 2 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from Bloomington, Indiana,...
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Day 3: At a Siding (II.)
At the Kinsey Institute's showing of Mapplethorpe prints, I admit I got a little behind in my work. Day 3 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from Bloomington, Indiana, where I am, again, at mile 1190...
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Day 4: Soul Train
This steam engine sits on tracks just outside Galesburg, IL, It used to haul freight on the very tracks upon which the California Zephyr now travels. Day 4 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from just...
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Day 5: Peace Train
Jennifer Finney Boylan is in love with the California Zephyr. Day 5 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from just outside Moab, Utah, where I am now at mile 2819 of this 7298 mile voyage. You can read...
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Day 6: Blue Trane
Here comes the sun: dawn over the desert near Winnemucca, NV Day 6 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from just outside Martinez, California, where I am now at mile 3795 of this voyage. You can read...
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Day 7: At a Siding (III.)
The fathers of trees Day 7 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from Big Sur where I am now at mile 4005 of this voyage. You can read previous entries about the journey thus far on this same site, or...
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Day 8: At a Siding (IV.)
The road goes ever on and on, down from the door where it began. Day 8 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from Big Sur where I am pausing at mile 4005 of this voyage. You can read previous entries...
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Days 9 & 10: At a Siding (V. & VI.)
Days 9 & 10 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from Big Sur where I am pausing at mile 4005 of this voyage. You can read previous entries about the journey thus far on this same site, or at the...
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Days 12 & 13: Glory Train
Looking back at the Rockies bursting out of the Montana plains. A dusting of snow . Days 12 & 13 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from Williston, ND, where I am at mile 6197 of this voyage....
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Day 14: Ghost Train
Crossing the Mississippi at sunset. The tears I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River. Day 14 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from Wisconsin Dells, WI, where I am now at mile 7013 of...
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Day 15: At a Siding (VII.) Hunky Dory
I'm floating in a most peculiar way. Day 15 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from Chicago, where I am now at mile 7224 of this voyage. You can read previous entries about the journey thus far on...
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Day 16: I’ve Been Writing on the Railroad
The Coast Starlight passing Mt. Shasta Day 16 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from Albany, NY where I am now at mile 8028 of this voyage. You can read previous entries about the journey thus far...
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Day 17: Last Train
The End Day 17 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from Maine, where I am approaching mile 8360, and the end of this incredible journey. You can read previous entries about the trip on this same site,...
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Day 5: Peace Train
Jennifer Finney Boylan is in love with the California Zephyr. Day 5 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from just outside Moab, Utah, where I am now at mile 2819 of this 7298 mile voyage. You can read...
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