"Jake defies logic and he's a super-cell of emotion, drive, and self-effacing accomplishment." (from foreword of Slightly Famous)

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Why Your Relationship Might Just be Fucked (and how that’s perfectly OK)

my agent and i recently parted ways
a ka-trillion dollar deal down the drain,
it’s forced me inward
without any distractions.

this agent
i had him once before
in 2005.
he parted ways with me then
said “i didn’t know my voice.”

i began to consider
why when people part … Read this post

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May 1, 2001: The Day I Became A Teen Magician & The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

the photo above is of me
at age 14
doing a magic trick
for my friend maxx.

i was a freshman in high school
when the local newspaper
wrote about how i was being scouted
by the tonight show with jay leno
as one of the youngest teen magicians
in … Read this post

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10 Reasons Gay NBA Star Jason Collins Should Take Me On a Date

i was pleased
when the news hit
that jason collins
was the first major athlete
to come out of the closet
yesterday.

i don’t care whether the guy is gay
however, being black, being gay and being an athlete
will help support kids who are hiding
(and maybe some adults … Read this post

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