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Chicago-based poet/journalist Achy Obejas, whose real first name is Alicia, is a Cuban-born lesbian writer whose work is gaining national attention. Her short story collection, 'We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This?' is winning praise, and her Chicago Tribune column is popular.

Criticism and interpretation, Women poets, Lesbians' writings, Lesbian literature, Obejas, Achy

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Go, Fish

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Stevens, who stars in 'Early Edition,' became interested in acting after a teacher began operating an acting school out of his mother's home in New York. He lives in Greenwich Village, NY, but works in Chicago, IL, during the week, when the show is filmed.

Interview, Personalities, Television actors and actresses, Television actors, Early Edition (Television program), Stevens, Fisher

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Mating games

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Kleiman met Bell in 1988, while both worked for Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo, Kleiman as a publications editor and Bell as curator of birds. Now, Bell is soon to be director of the Zoo, and Kleiman is a writer. How their relationship blossomed is detailed.

Authors, Writers, Behavior, Zoo keepers, Kleiman, Cathy, Bell, Kevin

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