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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: 2 Kings, II – Jerusalem Falls

I was raised in a sports family, and of the teams we followed most, The Lakers were tops.  I often associated the end of a school year with the basketball playoffs, in fact.  As a family, we would visit our … Continue reading

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The Old Testament: 2 Kings, I – What Makes a Good Ruler?

In 1992, I was awaiting my 18th birthday.  I was looking forward to graduating high school, preparing for college and, of course, Lollapalooza that summer. Oh, and I would be voting in my first election.  I certainly had my criteria.  … Continue reading

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The Old Testament: 1 Kings, III – Don’t Mess with Jezebel

In my early twenties, when I was newly out of the closet, one of my new friends—with whom I was having lunch at the time—looked at me, and with utter disbelief in his eyes and his voice, said, “You seriously … Continue reading

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