Bear Soup #49 / 50:
Beariest Movies 2006; “CCBC”; Chris Nelson; Hibernation
A combined special show before we dive under the covers for a while”
- Our nominations for the “Beariest Movies of 2006,” Jackass 2 and Borat
- “CCBC,” a short story by Marc Anders from Ron’s new book of masculine bisexual literotica, Bi Guys: Firsthand Fiction for Bisexual Men.
- We note the sad and unexpected passing of Chris Nelson, the photographer/author of The Bear Cult.
- Good luck to BearPodcast and bTalk on BearRadio.net!
- Happy 2nd anniversary and final episode of Bear Soup!
- Finally, we drain the Bear Soup hot tub and clean the filters. Hibernation time — now go to your dens!
Published by Ron Suresha
Ron Jackson Suresha is an editor, anthologist, and writer. He is considered an authority on emergent queer masculinities, in particular the subcultures of gay and bi male Bears and of male bisexuality.
For Ron's service to the bear community, he was named "Bear of the Year" 2008.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Suresha attended the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, 1976-8), where he studied creative writing, and Vista College (Berkeley, Cal., 1989-92), where he studied American Sign Language. For more than two decades, he has worked as a freelance proofreader for trade book publishers such as Shambhala Publications. He was married in October 2004 to Rocco Russo. He is also a licensed Justice of the Peace in Connecticut, an ordained minister, ULC, and a member of the New London Green Party.
Nonfiction works include Bears on Bears: Interviews & Discussions; Bi Men: Coming Out (coeditor, with Pete Chvany); Bisexual Perspectives on the Life and Work of Alfred C. Kinsey (editor).
His latest book is The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin: Stories, jests, and donkey tales of the beloved Persian folk hero, published by Lethe Press.
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