Mark William Norby
@markwilliamnorby.bsky.social
markwilliamnorby.com | Bay Area Reporter: ebar.com | Edge Media Network: https://www.edgemedianetwork.com | fairiesonice.substack.com | Agents: I write on madness, God, and sexuality
Very nice. And, go to bed.
October 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Very nice. And, go to bed.
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Joyous Saturday: In triumphant descent, Christ brought liberation from hell to those held captive there since the beginning of the world.
Joyous Saturday: In triumphant descent, Christ brought liberation from hell to those held captive there since the beginning of the world.
Miserere mei, Deus - Allegri - Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short
YouTube video by Tenebrae Choir
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April 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Joyous Saturday: In triumphant descent, Christ brought liberation from hell to those held captive there since the beginning of the world.
Joyous Saturday: In triumphant descent, Christ brought liberation from hell to those held captive there since the beginning of the world.
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Very pleased to have been chosen by the Bay Area Reporter to write on Alex Dimitrov’s exciting new collection of poems, Ecstasy. A book that will shatter boundaries and strengthen our bonds as LGBTQIA individuals working hard to retain all the ground we’ve fought for.
Very pleased to have been chosen by the Bay Area Reporter to write on Alex Dimitrov’s exciting new collection of poems, Ecstasy. A book that will shatter boundaries and strengthen our bonds as LGBTQIA individuals working hard to retain all the ground we’ve fought for.
Alex Dimitrov’s ‘Ecstasy’ - Poems gritty as the devil, high as an angel
The poems in Alex Dimitrov's “Ecstasy” are like serotonin coursing through your veins leading you in the direction of a chemically induced psychological and somatic peak. What lies beneath the surface...
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April 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Very pleased to have been chosen by the Bay Area Reporter to write on Alex Dimitrov’s exciting new collection of poems, Ecstasy. A book that will shatter boundaries and strengthen our bonds as LGBTQIA individuals working hard to retain all the ground we’ve fought for.
Very pleased to have been chosen by the Bay Area Reporter to write on Alex Dimitrov’s exciting new collection of poems, Ecstasy. A book that will shatter boundaries and strengthen our bonds as LGBTQIA individuals working hard to retain all the ground we’ve fought for.
Cristobal Pesce—no other DJ.
March 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Cristobal Pesce—no other DJ.
The Mayan Calendar, Templo de Cobá, Yucatán
March 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The Mayan Calendar, Templo de Cobá, Yucatán
David, you will be missed. Thank you for the art.
January 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
David, you will be missed. Thank you for the art.
What is the most absurd thing that has ever happened to you?
January 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
What is the most absurd thing that has ever happened to you?
Always keep a diamond in your mind.
January 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Always keep a diamond in your mind.
What’s with gay couples looking like one another?
January 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
What’s with gay couples looking like one another?
Are you living life, or watching it?
January 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Are you living life, or watching it?
“Stillness and silence are my two main currencies.”
—Sir Ben Kingsley
—Sir Ben Kingsley
December 21, 2024 at 4:52 PM
“Stillness and silence are my two main currencies.”
—Sir Ben Kingsley
—Sir Ben Kingsley
Lake Of The Isles
November 23, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Lake Of The Isles
My morning read ……………………………………
October 14, 2024 at 1:38 PM
My morning read ……………………………………
Lake of the Isles. Cold day, low 50s with heavy winds. In a week, these leaves will be gone.
October 13, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Lake of the Isles. Cold day, low 50s with heavy winds. In a week, these leaves will be gone.
The lost generation speaks out on living through the AIDS Crisis, sex, sexual identity, and engaging with the archive of the dead.
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GenX/GaySeX: AIDS, Liberation, and the Specter of Queer Identity
Engaging with the Archive of the Dead, Specters, and the Subaltern
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May 20, 2024 at 3:32 PM
The lost generation speaks out on living through the AIDS Crisis, sex, sexual identity, and engaging with the archive of the dead.
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“Les Distractions de Dagobert,” by Leonora Carrington. This exquisite painting sold Thursday May 16 in New York at Sotheby’s Auction House for a record $24.5m.
May 19, 2024 at 6:38 PM
“Les Distractions de Dagobert,” by Leonora Carrington. This exquisite painting sold Thursday May 16 in New York at Sotheby’s Auction House for a record $24.5m.
Calling all writers who focus on gender identity and its subfied, gender psychology. I’m seeking titles to review in the Bay Area Reporter—oldest continuously published LGBTQ news source in the nation. Poetry especially, and political implications of gender assignment & mental health.
May 17, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Calling all writers who focus on gender identity and its subfied, gender psychology. I’m seeking titles to review in the Bay Area Reporter—oldest continuously published LGBTQ news source in the nation. Poetry especially, and political implications of gender assignment & mental health.
I am seeking new queer poetry collections with a strong mission of bringing metaphor, myth, and religion to light; daring works, fearless authors. Publication in the nation’s oldest queer paper and news source, the Bay Area Reporter. Thank you. Mark
April 29, 2024 at 2:55 PM
I am seeking new queer poetry collections with a strong mission of bringing metaphor, myth, and religion to light; daring works, fearless authors. Publication in the nation’s oldest queer paper and news source, the Bay Area Reporter. Thank you. Mark
I wrote about Cynthia Carr’s brilliant masterwork Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar in the Bay Area Reporter’s this week’s issue. An exciting biography of a legendary and pioneering trans icon of the 70s; a Warhol Superstar & a superstar of her own merits. Get hip! www.ebar.com/story.php?ch...
April 19, 2024 at 10:19 PM
I wrote about Cynthia Carr’s brilliant masterwork Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar in the Bay Area Reporter’s this week’s issue. An exciting biography of a legendary and pioneering trans icon of the 70s; a Warhol Superstar & a superstar of her own merits. Get hip! www.ebar.com/story.php?ch...
I published a new article on Allen Ginsberg’s newly unearthed poetry, personal photos, and unusual ephemera never before seen. Read here:
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'Material Wealth: Mining the Personal Archive of Allen Ginsberg'
by Mark William Norby
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April 2, 2024 at 1:12 PM
I published a new article on Allen Ginsberg’s newly unearthed poetry, personal photos, and unusual ephemera never before seen. Read here:
fairiesonice.substack.com/p/material-w...
fairiesonice.substack.com/p/material-w...
March 7, 2024 at 4:32 PM
“The only way you can describe a human being is by describing their imperfections.” —Joseph Campbell, as quoted by David Brooks
March 7, 2024 at 2:37 PM
“The only way you can describe a human being is by describing their imperfections.” —Joseph Campbell, as quoted by David Brooks