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Alan Lessik is a member of the Berlin Queer Writers Circle, Zen practitioner, amateur figure skater and LGBT activist. His debut novel The Troubleseeker was short-listed for the Publishing Triangle’s 2017 Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction. His non-fiction works and essays have been published by Lambda Literary (The Importance of Novels in Preserving Queer History), the Bay Area Reporter (Sex in the Time of Covid-19), Advocate (Marching to Pretoria), and, San Francisco Bay Guardian. Recently, he was a guest on Andrew. G. Marshall’s Podcast, The Meaningful Life, and previously had radio essays on KQED Radio and performed as a storyteller at the Moth. For three years, he moderated or participated in panels on queer fiction at the Associati ...more

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	Make the Dark Night Shine: A Zen Novel 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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From Pain to Purpose: A Deutsche Welle Video

An ice skating rink with flags from various countries hanging overhead, featuring the text 'FROM PAIN TO PURPOSE' and a credit to filmmaker Hendrik Welling.

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“Here I am on skinny little blades on a slippery surface, and trying to make do, trying to do it right, and being grateful while I am doing it…that is what life is about!”

I was honored to represent Berlin and all adult ice skaters in this video by Deutsche Welle, Germany’s broadcaster to the world. It is even more meaningful to me because as a young boy in New York, I listened to

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