Well, gang, I told you this campaign experience would probably give me lots more to write to you about and I was right. Last week, a local school board announced an addition to its anti-discrimination policy that would allow students to use the restroom that aligns with their gender identity. The school board decision was… Read More Footloose and Bathroom Policy
My crazy life journey has taken another turn this spring. Like many of you, I had a visceral reaction to the social and political events of the past couple of years. I’ve written often about my struggles to find a way to express myself. Writing has always been my outlet and I will continue using… Read More Soldier, officer, author…candidate
I’m on a journey. I have no idea where I’m going, exactly. That’s because for the first time in my life, I’m simply on a journey to myself. It’s the craziest thing. You would think having already clawed my way through the coming out process many years ago, complete with surviving the anti-gay policies of… Read More Journey to myself
A while back my wife came home from a visit with our neighbor, Joan (not her real name). With a tone of disbelief she told me they briefly touched on a racial issue, during which our neighbor repeated a common racist line when discounting why she should care about systemic racism: “It’s not my fault,… Read More Lesfic teaching tolerance
Surviving our national challenge of 2017 has taught me something important about writing. Not just any writing—our writing. Our stories. Queer, feminist, black, white, survivor, triumphant, unique and challenging stories. The lessons of our life told through our fiction and poetry and lyrics. We live in uncertain, volatile times. Everyday brings another assault on our… Read More Writing from the heart
What is creativity? originality, imagination, inspiration, inventiveness, resourcefulness, and vision You might have heard that November is National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo, is in full swing now. Many writers and aspiring novelists use this 50k writing challenge to jumpstart their creativity, but for me, the format has always seemed terrifying. But, since I had been… Read More Creativity Unleashed
My wife and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary yesterday. After twelve years of loving, monogamous, commitment to each other, we were finally married by the state of Massachusetts in 2009. We had a destination wedding, not because it was fashionable, but because our own state did not legally allow our marriage. It took another… Read More Solidarity and #takeaknee
