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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NEWS: The NOLA City Council will be honoring our late friend and Dirty Uncle, the greatly missed Frank Perez, with a special presentation and resolution at noontime on October 1. Friends, loved ones, fans and anyone from the general public are invited to attend and celebrate the man.

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Pardon the plug: Ohio friends, gonna be at the Dayton Main Library on Saturday afternoon, 10/3 to talk queer stuff and corrupt the youths

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I reported this story, abt how a working-class Brooklyn community survived an incomprehensible tragedy together, on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 as a journalism school assignment. It was basically my first published work, still the piece that makes me the proudest. authory.com/wordbobby/i/...

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Raising a glass to the memory of my dirty uncle Frank Perez in honor of his posthumous review for IN EXILE in the latest Gay & Lesbian Review-Worldwide. "Deliciously entertaining history." He'd have been so proud glreview.org/article/if-t...

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If Those Walls Could Talk - The Gay & Lesbian Review

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

“From outlaw to icon.” My latest/gayest 64parishes report is on Albert Carey, the architect and Armeinius Queen who built the buildings and built the legacy of queer New Orleans 64parishes.org/the-architec...

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The Architect of Gay New Orleans   - 64 Parishes

Albert J. Carey (1939–2026)  from “outlaw to icon," designed the Chalmette Cultural Arts Center in St. Bernard Parish.

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Verite News @veritenews.org · 12/08/2026

Frank Perez, founder of LGBT+ Archives Project, was pillar of queer community in New Orleans Frank Perez, who helped catalog the history of queer communities throughout Louisiana, died after a bout with cancer at 57.

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Frank Perez, founder of LGBT+ Archives Project, was pillar of queer community in New Orleans

Frank Perez, who helped catalog the history of queer communities throughout Louisiana, died after a bout with cancer at 57.

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Queerty @queerty.com · 13/07/2026

Jake Shears joins film adaptation of Tinderbox to tell the story of a forgotten queer tragedy - buff.ly/16KzwsW

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The plan is real. Legal scholar Ron Collins unpacks the campaign to end same-sex marriage and why current strategies have failed. Queer Americans cannot be complacent www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/the-...

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The campaign to overrule Obergefell

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Proud to be named a finalist for SPJ Louisiana’s 2026 Outstanding Journalism Awards for my investigations into the Louisiana AIDS crisis. Trying to do the good work, team, by spreading truth in a region that needs it

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Thank you Rien Fertel and Times-Picayune for this generous ink about AMERICAN SCARE, moi and giving voice to the marginalized. Deeply appreciate the ongoing support and visibility for our community during Pride

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Some sharp reflections on AMERICAN SCARE and the urgency of Pride in a reaction piece by legal scholar Ron Collins. Ron invited me to DE last year to chat the book, and he’s become a real pal www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/gay...

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Gay Life in Menacing Times | Washington Independent Review of Books

The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

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Hugh Ryan @hughryan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

MY BAD "is a fantastic nostalgic glimpse at a bygone era that continues to inspire the present and the future." Thank you @bayareareporter.bsky.social ! www.ebar.com/story/166800

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy Pride! Gotta new queer history for ya, this one set in a Halloween shop run by creative lovers in AIDS-era Shreveport. Gracias to 64 Parishes for publishing a truly enterprising tale. Welcome to the Fun Shop! 64parishes.org/back-in-the-...

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Back in “the Fun Shop” - 64 Parishes

Two magicians made a Halloween store Shreveport’s secret Gay Pride headquarters.

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Gotta brand new 64 Parishes story coming your way soon about Queer Shreveport, a Halloween store with a porno backroom, Pride, AIDS and gay men adopting each other in the absence of same-sex marriage rights. I had no idea how queer the Louisiana Bible Belt could get! Wowza

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Something cool! My film crew won “Best Documentary” at the Believe Psychology Film Festival for our biographical feature “By George, A Life.” It’s about Holocaust liberator who becomes a peacemaker in our times. Tremendously honored, thank you

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Coffee & Pan Dulce Show @cpdshow.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Next CPD Show * 13May2026 “Robert Fieseler-Author & Journalist” * Watch our video podcast CPD Shows on Facebook & YouTube or Listen to our CPD Shows on your favorite audio podcast platform! Please share with your family, friends, & neighbors! * #CafeYPanDulce #CPDShow #CannisMedia #RobertFieseler

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

So very grateful to report that AMERICAN SCARE has been shortlisted in the nonfiction category for the 2026 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, awarded every two years by Stanford judges.

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Some happy news! The Tulane University History Department honored me with an “Award for Exceptional Achievement in Scholarship” for my work with AMERICAN SCARE.

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

So very honored to have veteran NOLA journalist Clancy DuBos visit my undergraduate Queer New Orleans class at Tulane to relate his experience of reporting the 1973 Up Stairs Lounge fire. Here’s a snap afterwards with me, Clancy and the history department character Jerry.

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Thank you @rollinscollege.bsky.social, and especially Dr. Matt Nichter, for opening your doors so generously to the history of AMERICAN SCARE. What a visit, and so glad we skirted Fox Day (a Rollins tradition for those in the know)!

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Orlando folks, I’ll be giving a talk this week on my latest book AMERICAN SCARE at Rollins College in Winter Park. Deets on flyer #booksky

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Secret Project Reveal: TINDERBOX now has a Japanese translation, courtesy of Kokusho Kankokai publishers. Surprise! I've long been fascinated with the cultural dialogue between Japan (Tokyo, in particular) and New Orleans, and this project in my mind only strengths that link.

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Back to the scene of the crime: Gainesville, FL! Honored to be exposing the history Florida tried to hide from its people at the Matheson Museum this Weds 3/25 at 7pm. Event free with registration, tickets still avail mathesonmuseum.networkforgood.com/events/95896...

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Interrogating the "Johns Committee"

You’re invited

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Deeply, deeply honored that AMERICAN SCARE has been named a finalist for the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction by @publishingtriangle.bsky.social. Doubly proud to be in that number with my buddy Daniel Brook and his stellar biography The Einstein of Sex!!

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Public Seminar @publicseminar.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

“I kept wondering why it felt like we were all living in the United States of Florida.” —Robert Fieseler discussing his latest book, American Scare, with Katelyn Kimberlin. publicseminar.org/2026/03/inte...

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The Return of the Oppressed - Public Seminar

Katelyn Kimberlin interviews Robert Fieseler on his gripping new book, “American Scare: Florida's Hidden Cold War on Black and Queer Lives.”

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Great talk with @publicseminar.bsky.social on the Floridafication of America publicseminar.org/2026/03/inte...

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

One more celebratory post: My book AMERICAN SCARE has been named a Finalist for the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Awards! #booksky

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Peter Steinberg @peter23.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

HUGE Congratulations, Bobby!!! #booksky

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Delighted to announce that my book AMERICAN SCARE has been named a Finalist for the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts. My father was and is an attorney, so this is an especially moving honor. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

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ABA names 2026 finalists for Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2026 —The American Bar Association today announced the 31 finalists for the 2026 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts, which recognize outstanding work that fosters the Ame...

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Some literary meetups truly shine a light forward. Honored by this free-speech collab in Miami Beach with @penamerica.bsky.social for American Scare. Thank you William Johnson for organizing this Cocktails and Conversation salon!

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Great time dishing historical queerness on Ivory Tower Boiler Room podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=FucC...

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Targeted Censorship and the Importance of Truth in the U.S.!

YouTube video by Ivory Tower Boiler Room

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

And now your Sunday morning message from Mo the Cat Lady, the authentic New Orleans eccentric

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

And now your Sunday morning message from Mo the Cat Lady, the authentic New Orleans eccentric

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

2025 will be remembered as the year of widespread erasure for queer programming, and so it was a supreme honor to travel to Broward County, Florida last September to share my book AMERICAN SCARE as part of the festival Pride in Progress. This is the talk I gave www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsOs...

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LGBTQ History Discussion with Robert Fieseler | Pride in Progress

YouTube video by GENVAS

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Special news. American Scare has been named an American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book in Nonfiction for 2026.

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I’ve been working on several secret projects, and a big one is nearing its premiere. For the past 5 years, I’ve been working as co-directer on a feature-length documentary called By George: A Life. It’s about a Holocaust liberator who became a Civil Rights activist. Trailer: youtu.be/I5mUMQvYV2g

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By George, A Life - Trailer

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Sunset, windswept, Mallory Square, Key West.

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

It ain’t a Key West pitstop until you’ve tried to pet a rooster or had the pork at El Siboney! Here for a reading at Key West Library

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

How cool! Folks at the journal Southern Cultures named my story “Throwaway Boy,” about an HIV-positive New Orleans street kid who confronted outgoing President Ronald Reagan at the 1988 Republican National Convention, one of their “favorite reads from 2025.”

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

And now your Thursday morning message from Mo the Cat Lady, the authentic New Orleans eccentric

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Bill Geerhart @conelrad6401240.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Now reading @wordbobby.bsky.social's deeply researched AMERICAN SCARE (2025).

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Robert Fieseler @wordbobby.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Well, this is incredible. My story “King of Olympus,” about a forgotten New Orleans AIDS activist whose name is framed in pink triangles on the AIDS Quilt, is a GLAAD Media Award nominee!

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