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“Ing the Company of Bears,” Bear Fax 6 (1990) 10-11.
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“What Is a Beer? Further Reflections,” Bear Fax 13 (1992) 18.
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“Friendship in Old Age,” Gay and Lesbian Review, November-December 2021.
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“Learning to Embrace the Holidays as a Single Queer Man.” Good Men Project, November 18, 2023.
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Les K. Wright 