Brittany Fonte: Buddha in My Belly Brittany Fonte's book, Buddha in My Belly, is a prose poetry collection that explores the spiritual, maternal, and sexual in the 21st Century. The work is akin to a prayer for compassion, both for one's self and humanity; the hybrid form reflects the yin and yang of our collective existence and our constant balancing acts: Buddhist/Christian; Parent/ Lover; Lesbian/ Human. READ MORE Gregg Shapiro: 77 Poet, fiction writer and entertainment journalist Gregg Shapiro's creative work has appeared in a variety of literary journals and websites, as well as numerous anthologies including Windy City Queer (University of Wisconsin Press), Collective Brightness (Sibling Rivalry Press), Full Moon on K Street (Plan B Press) and a forthcoming anthology of gay Midwestern poets from Squares and Rebels Press. READ MORE Lady Business: A Celebration of Lesbian Poetry Lady Business, available this August from Sibling Rivalry Press, features some of the most talented and diverse voices from established and emerging female poets. Across the collection, the poems' different speakers cope with internal struggles, come out, fall in love (and lust), run to and from family, and live ordinary and magnificent lives. READ MORE Wayne Hoffman: Sweet Like Sugar Set in and around D.C., Sweet Like Sugar centers on the unlikely friendship between a young gay man and an elderly Orthodox rabbi. But it's also about fate, the search for Mr. Right, Kurt Cobain, circuit parties, class stratification in suburban Maryland, Space Mountain, the Book of Esther, the war in Iraq, Israeli dance, Jewish summer camp, Barack Obama, D.C.'s bar scene, the Holocaust, interfaith relationships, immigrant communities in Jersey City, Will & Grace, crystal meth, Sammy Davis Jr., and much more. READ MORE Sponsored Ad. Would you like to see your ad here? Find out more... The DC Center's mission is to celebrate, strengthen, and support community among the GLBT residents and organizations of Metropolitan Washington, DC. Volunteer | Make a Donation United Way #9437 Combined Federal Campaign CFC #63963 The DC Center 1318 U St, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 682-2245 www.thedccenter.org