The Facade I Built: Crafting a Persona to SurviveI’ve been away again, but today I came back and started my membership back. Why? Because I had a conversation with my sister, and then…Jul 15Jul 15
Longing for What Wasn’t: Nostalgia and Regret in a Southern ChildhoodI’ve wanted to come back here and write something for a while and I just didn’t know what I wanted to say. As I was listening to music…Mar 24, 2023Mar 24, 2023
My Gay Journey ContinuesI’ve just read back through the other writings that I published here. First, the last thing I wrote was November 2021! Yikes! But I could…Feb 10, 20231Feb 10, 20231
All I Want for Christmas…I know this may sound a little whiny and cheesy, but what goes better with wine than cheese? See, I’m already starting off on the wrong…Dec 20, 20211Dec 20, 20211
Finding My Gay IdentityThe last few days I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my identity. My mom recently told me that I have changed, she doesn’t know me…Nov 22, 20211Nov 22, 20211
Tales of a GenX Gay Man: Awkward CrushesUntil now I’ve talked about topics that could be considered heavier and I wanted to lighten it up a little.Nov 1, 20211Nov 1, 20211
Tales of a GenX Gay Man: How Did I Know?Let’s start from the beginning, shall we? I was born in ’75 or as the youngsters are saying, the late 1900’s. There was no email when I was…Oct 4, 20211Oct 4, 20211
Struggles in the ClosetWhere do I start? I’m not even sure. Honestly, this feels weird. I’m not even using my real name. That’s where I’ll start. I can’t use my…May 10, 20214May 10, 20214