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Category Archives: Personal
She Hates Christmas
A secular Jewish friend calls me from her goyisha workplace. “It’s filled with all these Christmas decorations,” she says. “I hate it. It’s so phony. They’ve got away from the real spirit of the thing. Everyone pretending to be so … Continue reading
‘My God Is A Radio Talkshow Host’
A friend calls. “How is your moral bank account?” “Overdrawn,” I say. “There’s a bizarro Luke Ford out there who wants to be an Orthodox Jew but all the synagogues reject him,” he says. “We should do a Shabbos dinner … Continue reading
My Fantasy Girl
Thursday night at Workmen’s Circle, I read this story: I met Jane at UCLA in the fall of 1988. I was an atheistic communist at the time, lost in the early stages of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I spent most of … Continue reading
How Much Hingeing Should A Person Have Before I Publicize Them?
I have never allowed the degree of a person’s hingeing to effect how much I publicize them. Frankly, the more unhinged, the better. This may not be moral, but it is a lot of fun.
When Did I Reject My Shuls?
I must confess I never thought about this perspective from a friend: So before I emailed you I wanted to know how you are doing. Instead of just asking you, I went to the best location there is: lukeford.net. I … Continue reading
How Am I A Moral Leader?
From my live cam chat: guest16: how are you a moral leader ? guest16: well guest16: hello Beth: Give him a minute… Beth: Luke, if I beg for your attention will you blog about me? I thrive on negative attention. … Continue reading
Luke Ford: Style Setter to the Stars
Bob emails: Once, when he was a fresh-faced twink, Luke was described by the Weekly Standard as an “Acid Washed Brad Pitt” and now it is Pitt who looks like an “Acid Washed Luke Ford.” It looks like Luke has … Continue reading
I’m Live On My Cam
I’m live on my cam. I’m a gentle soul. I have loads of empathy. Just stacks of it. So when people come into my chat room and ask me to talk to them, I often try to make an effort … Continue reading
Author David Aaron Clark, RIP
David Aaron Clark was one of my favorite writers, and a friend since we first talked in early 1996. He died of a heart attack Nov. 28. David was one of my great sources. He gave me a ton of … Continue reading
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
I was talking to a girl motzi Shabbos. She wanted to break up. She said we had no future together. Afterwards, I went to take a cold shower. I noticed my chest was covered in red welts. For the past … Continue reading