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Thursday BARB UP September 12, 2019

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And now it’s time for a day in the life. For a change, I oversleep. I’d planned to wake up …

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Entre Nous: Tori Chickering

September 02, 2019 378 Views 0 Comment

Entre Nous: An Interview with Tori Chickering by Marcelle Karp I have been friends with author Tori Chickering since the …

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Friday BARB UP August 30, 2019

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So now she’s 19. The Teenager. Today, today is her birth date. At 9:43am, on August 30, in the year …

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Monday BARB UP August 26, 2019

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I got caught in the elevator this morning. I have never been trapped in an elevator, not ever. My dear …

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Monday BARB UP August 19, 2019

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In two weeks, possibly less if I am doing the actual math, The Teenager heads back to college, to her …

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Wednesday BARB UP August 14, 2019

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Hello to you on this balmy New York Wednesday. Putting up BARB on this slowed-down schedule has been, in its …

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Thursday BARB UP August 8, 2019

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I want to start today with what happened in Times Square on Tuesday night. If you haven’t seen the video, …

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Tuesday BARB UP August 6, 2019

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How To Destroy Your Life, The Pro-Tip Version 1. Your Duckface: Sure it really looks like you’re administering fellatio, and in …

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Thursday BARB UP August 1, 2019

August 01, 2019 196 Views 0 Comment

I started BARB for myriad reasons, and placing value upon a woman’s employabity is something I return to frequently, as …

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Monday BARB UP July 29, 2019

July 29, 2019 159 Views 0 Comment

Oh wow, how is it July 29th already? This is my third summer blogging; writing once a week, or sometimes …

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Transitions: Lydia Lacey

January 15, 2017 2513 Views 4 Comments

I have been friends with Lydia Lacey since the very early 90’s. She was a Chicago transplant; our mutual friends …

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Friday BARB Up February 24, 2017

February 24, 2017 1709 Views 3 Comments

She’d be turning 54 this weekend, Wendy, that is, my friend who committed suicide in 2001, only three months before …

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So…For 300 Dollars, Would You Have Sex With Me?

January 20, 2017 3093 Views 3 Comments

“I already want to marry you.” The banter is going well, as well as dating-app badinage goes. It’s 11am, I’m sitting …

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Entre Nous: Tracy Bonham

February 23, 2017 2605 Views 2 Comments

I remember clearly when Mother, Mother was on rotation on MTV; there she was, Tracy Bonham, reminding me that we …

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5 Things I Own and/or Covet.

January 29, 2017 13462 Views 2 Comments

A list of 5 things I want and or covet. BAGS For the women who carry everything, or are in …

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Cinema Siren Says: It’s My Body And I’ll Wear What I Want To

May 19, 2017 2836 Views 2 Comments

Cinema Siren Says! ….a new column by Leslie Combemale… It’s My Body And I’ll Wear What I Want To Every …

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Thursday BARB Up February 2, 2017

February 02, 2017 1021 Views 2 Comments

Last night, while I was out with a friend of mine, I got a message from a fella on one …

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Friday BARB UP November 17, 2017: My One Year BARBAVERSARY

November 17, 2017 1791 Views 2 Comments

My daughter Ruby Karp wrote a book, Earth Hates Me. Order it here. Please. I have been blogging here at BARB for one year, …

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BARB Gets Buzzed: G-MOTION RABBIT WAND

March 08, 2017 1183 Views 1 Comment

BARB Get Buzzed: The G-Motion Rabbit Wand Review by Lola Motion Toy: G-Motion Rabbit Wand Cost: 119.95 Where: Adam and …

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Wednesday BARB UP August 30, 2017

August 30, 2017 878 Views 1 Comment

I’m sitting in a bar. McManus in Chelsea. New York City. I spent many a night in the 90’s here, …

Thursday BARB UP September 12, 2019

Entre Nous: Tori Chickering

Friday BARB UP August 30, 2019

Monday BARB UP August 26, 2019

Monday BARB UP August 19, 2019

Thursday BARB UP September 12, 2019

Entre Nous: Tori Chickering

Friday BARB UP August 30, 2019

Monday BARB UP August 26, 2019

Thursday BARB UP September 12, 2019

Entre Nous: Tori Chickering

Friday BARB UP August 30, 2019

Monday BARB UP August 26, 2019

Monday BARB UP August 19, 2019

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