Loves Next Meeting

How queerness and radical politics intersected—earlier than you thought. Well before Stonewall, a broad cross section of sexual dissidents took advantage of their space on the margins of American society to throw themselves into leftist campaigns. Sensitive already to sexual marginalization, they also saw how class inequality was exacerbated by the Great Depression, witnessing the terrible bread lines and bread riots of the era. They participated in radical labor organizing, sympathized like many with the early prewar Soviet Union, contributed to the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War, opposed US police and state harassment, fought racial discrimination, and aligned themselves with the dispossessed. Whether they were themselves straight, gay, or otherwise queer, they brought sexual dissidence and radicalism into conversation at the height of the Left's influence on American culture. Combining rich archival research with inventive analysis of art and literature, Love’s Next Meeting explores the relationship between homosexuality and the Left in American culture between 1920 and 1960. Aaron S. Lecklider uncovers a lively cast of individuals and dynamic expressive works, revealing remarkably progressive engagement with homosexuality among radicals, workers, and the poor. Leftists connected sexual dissidence with radical gender politics, antiracism, and challenges to censorship and obscenity laws through the 1920s and 1930s. In the process, a wide array of activists, organizers, artists, and writers laid the foundation for a radical movement through which homosexual lives and experiences were given shape and new political identities were forged. Love's Next Meeting cuts to the heart of some of the biggest questions in American history: questions about socialism, about sexuality, about the supposed clash still making headlines today between leftist politics and identity politics. What emerges is a dramatic, sexually vibrant story of the shared struggles for liberation across the twentieth century.

How queerness and radical politics intersected—earlier than you thought. Well before Stonewall, a broad cross section of sexual dissidents took advantage of their space on the margins of American society to throw themselves into leftist campaigns. Sensitive already to sexual marginalization, they also saw how class inequality was exacerbated by the Great Depression, witnessing the terrible bread lines and bread riots of the era. They participated in radical labor organizing, sympathized like many with the early prewar Soviet Union, contributed to the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War, opposed US police and state harassment, fought racial discrimination, and aligned themselves with the dispossessed. Whether they were themselves straight, gay, or otherwise queer, they brought sexual dissidence and radicalism into conversation at the height of the Left's influence on American culture. Combining rich archival research with inventive analysis of art and literature, Love’s Next Meeting explores the relationship between homosexuality and the Left in American culture between 1920 and 1960. Aaron S. Lecklider uncovers a lively cast of individuals and dynamic expressive works, revealing remarkably progressive engagement with homosexuality among radicals, workers, and the poor. Leftists connected sexual dissidence with radical gender politics, antiracism, and challenges to censorship and obscenity laws through the 1920s and 1930s. In the process, a wide array of activists, organizers, artists, and writers laid the foundation for a radical movement through which homosexual lives and experiences were given shape and new political identities were forged. Love's Next Meeting cuts to the heart of some of the biggest questions in American history: questions about socialism, about sexuality, about the supposed clash still making headlines today between leftist politics and identity politics. What emerges is a dramatic, sexually vibrant story of the shared struggles for liberation across the twentieth century.

Sometimes marriage isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sometimes you have to take your own life in your hands and change it for the better. Elizabeth Peters knows this and when she meets Aiden Roberts and his handicapped child, she realizes she'll have a fight ahead of her if she wants this man in her life. Aiden Roberts has met the perfect woman, Elizabeth Peters. She's gorgeous, funny and loves his son and family. What more could he ask for? The only problem is – they are both married to other people. Despite the huge obstacle, Aiden is convinced they should be together. But is the one perfect night they shared enough to make her want to leave her marriage? Elizabeth Peters wonders if it is possible to outgrow a marriage. Of course it is and sometimes it takes all you have inside of you to make the change that will make the rest of your life worth living. Elizabeth Peters and her husband Vince are at a dangerous crossroads. His career is all he cares about. His wife and family have been pushed to the back seat of his life, leaving Liz with the realization she has to be the one to take control of her own destiny. Many woman consider leaving their marriage but Liz knows she's the one who's going to have end it. When she meets Aiden Roberts who has already lived an incredibly hard life and needs her love, she knows this is her big chance to have everything she's always wanted. Meeting his family during an almost fatal event, she knows she loves them all, including Aiden's son. The problem comes when she is dragged back into the fold after a devastating accident leaves her husband also needing her like he's never needed or wanted her before. Liz walks a fine line between caring for another man and his family and taking care of the man she's been with for so many years. Where does she draw the line between concern and love? Her past and her present collides when Vince doesn't remember their love is over, forcing her to relive the past and possibly have to do so for the rest of her life. She has to find the solution to everyone else's problems before she can fix her own. Elizabeth also has to decide which destiny she wants. Aiden and Elizabeth's story celebrates the fact that life is short, we all deserve as much happiness as we can grab.

When her puppy Baxter drags Jessica out for a walk at three in the morning, she is not amused. Especially when he plops down in the grass and refuses to go inside. But when her handsome neighbor comes by, returning from his shift at the hospital, things start to look up. This short story is part of the Puppy Love series of short stories about puppies bringing two people together. They can be read in any order.

Are you still looking for true love? Have you been looking for that one true love for what seems like forever? Do you feel like online dating is a complete crap disaster, especially after divorce and having kids? Have you had longer relationships that seemed to start so well only to end with feelings of heartbreak and defeat? Yes, yes, and yes? Then you've picked up precisely the right book that you need to find the true love of your life at long last! Author of Physician Care for Thyself, Jessica Wei, MD, shares with you the next leg of the journey of self-discovery after divorce, kids, and job burnout. She shows you the steps you can take to find the true love of your life, to feel adored, cherished, and safe. In You Can Find Love you will learn how to: Ready yourself mentally and physically to find your true love Discover how you might be blocking yourself from true love Be crystal clear about what you want and need in a relationship Learn how to attract a relationship that inspires you, not deprives you Stay resilient and healthy through the sometimes very challenging experiences of online dating Take a peek into the dating life of a fellow serial monogamist, and explore exactly how to find your true love today!

In the heart of town, Lily manages a cozy bookstore, Page Turners. The store is a favorite spot for locals, especially the Harmony Club, a group of close-knit friends. Little do they know, Lily shares a history with the club's founder, her long-lost childhood friend. A talented musician, Jake, is on the cusp of a major opportunity. However, he faces a challenge--his family's old inn, a place close to Lily's heart, is at risk of being sold. Destiny brings Lily and Jake together when he discovers she might be the savior of the inn. On a warm summer night, the Harmony Club decides to reunite Lily and Jake at Page Turners. Memories and feelings resurface, but Lily is hesitant about revisiting the past. Yet, something in Jake's sincere eyes makes her reconsider. Under the starlit sky, the club proposes a plan--Lily and Jake should work together to save the inn. The idea of preserving a piece of their shared history proves irresistible, and they embark on a journey of collaboration and, perhaps, rediscovered love. As they navigate through challenges and the charm of the town, Lily and Jake find themselves reconnecting. Will their joint effort extend beyond the inn's rescue, creating a story of lasting love? In a town where memories linger and new beginnings unfold, the answer becomes a beautiful chapter in their shared destiny--a tale of meeting again, not just next year, but for a lifetime.

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER An “utterly absorbing” collection of ten classic tales from the therapist’s chair by renowned psychiatrist and best-selling author Irvin D. Yalom (Newsday) Why was Saul tormented by three unopened letters from Stockholm? What made Thelma spend her whole life raking over a long-past love affair? How did Carlos's macho fantasies help him deal with terminal cancer? In this engrossing book, Irvin Yalom gives detailed and deeply affecting accounts of his work with these and seven other patients. Deep down, all of them were suffering from the basic human anxieties—isolation, fear of death or freedom, a sense of the meaninglessness of life—that none of us can escape completely. And yet, as the case histories make touchingly clear, it is only by facing such anxieties head on that we can hope to come to terms with them and develop. Throughout, Dr. Yalom remains refreshingly frank about his own errors and prejudices; his book provides a rare glimpse into the consulting room of a master therapist.