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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: Ruth I – Property and Marriage Rights

Posted on April 12, 2013 by virgowriter

I had a phone conversation with a good friend of mine.  We’d been disagreeing about how religion in general and the Bible specifically is used against gay people.  As a religious person who also supports gay people, she felt a … Continue reading →

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The Old Testament: Judges III- Punishing Their Own

Posted on April 9, 2013 by virgowriter

In October of 2012, two teenage brothers (ages 15 and 17) lured a 12-year-old girl into their house so they could steal her bike. They killed her. Apparently they wanted the bike for parts.  The girl’s disappearance made the news, … Continue reading →

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The Old Testament: Judges II – Women Step up (The Empowered Woman Archetype)

Posted on April 7, 2013 by virgowriter

An archetype is a pattern that has been repeated in storytelling so often that it becomes a template for our understanding. For example, we have seen what it means to be a hero so often that we know his or … Continue reading →

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