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About virgowriter

Brad Windhauser has a Master's in English from Rutgers University (Camden campus) and an MFA in creative writing from Queens University of Charlotte. He is an Associate Professor (Teaching/Instruction) in the English Department at Temple University. His short stories have appeared in The Baltimore Review, The Santa Fe Writer's Project Journal, Ray's Road Review, Philadelphia Review of Books, Northern Liberty Review, and Jonathan. His first novel, Regret (a gay-themed thriller set in Philadelphia) was published in 2007. You can read more about (and buy) it here: http://goo.gl/yvT24K His second novel, The Intersection, is being published by Black Rose Writing September 2016. He is one of five regular contributors to 5Writer.com. On his solo blog, he is chronicling his experience as a gay writer reading the Bible for the first time: www.BibleProjectBlog.com Follow his work at: www.BradWindhauser.com VirgoWriter@gmail.com

The Old Testament: The Book of Psalms I – The Bible’s Greeting Card Section

In general, I hate shopping for greeting cards.  I enjoy honoring a friend’s birthday, but buying one of these (often over-priced) tokens doesn’t usually represent my feelings for the person who will receive the card.  This is perhaps most pronounced … Continue reading

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The Old Testament: Job III – God Controls the Weather

I have big teeth, and perhaps because of this, my bite was a mess until my orthodontist went to work on the mouth that he told my parents was the worst he’d ever seen. My teeth are also stubborn, so … Continue reading

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The Old Testament: Job II – Speaking with Authority (cont.)

I teach, and as a teacher you sometimes have to let students talk about things they think they understand (or about which they think they have an informed opinion) because we’re in a classroom.  This is a place where ideas … Continue reading

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