The Ferguson Files
Tavis FergusonPop culture, memory, and the stories we investigate to understand ourselves
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Saturday Tea with Tavis
Every so often, the internet reminds me that I am no longer the target demographic.
This week’s reminder arrived in the form of a meme.
“This couple on Grindr invites you over… wyd?”
Judging by the comments, most people interpreted this...
Tea with Tavis
In fact, the entire reason this story exists is because I apparently respected him enough to assume he had been dead for decades.
Friday afternoon, I was scrolling Facebook when a headline from People magazine stopped me cold:
Gene Shalit...
Friday Tea with Tavis ✨
A little over thirty hours from now, the lights will dim, the music will start, and another chapter of Pendleton Pride will take its place in our little corner of Eastern Oregon.
But today, I keep thinking about resilience.
Two years ago,...
ST. CHIP’S PREP
Written by Tavis Ferguson
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TEASER
FADE IN:
EXT. ST. CHIP’S PREP – CAMPUS – DAY
Beautiful. Polished.
Banners up:
WELCOME FAMILIES
Cars pulling in.
Parents stepping out—different energies, different expectations.
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INT. DORM HALLW...
Hi
February 24, days after the ill-fated trip to La Grande to buy the dog crate,
I sent him a link to the cottage from Heated Rivalry.
Nothing.
No reaction. No comment. No acknowledgment.
Just silence.
Then tonight, months later, after en...
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Writing at the intersection of memory, media, and queer becoming — at scale. Creator of the Talonverse: an ongoing universe of essays, timelines, and emotional canon. Pendleton roots, expanding reach, and a refusal to write small. Chip has notes.
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