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Going through a #divorce is just hard. I’m so focused on how I’ll manage housing, healthcare, basic needs … I don’t have time to process my feelings. Breaking things down via blog posts helps. Poking gentle fun at myself helps. So I’m assuming the persona of a #gaydivorcée to get me through. Over the weekend, […]
Last week I wrote about my housing situation – it is quite grim. Let me summarize – I won’t be able to afford private housing, not even a room to let. I won’t be eligible for ‘programs’ that makes up the public safety net. No one has offered me a spare bedroom or even a […]
I’ve always been slightly haunted by a 1952 novel Excellent Women. The main character is a modest, unassuming woman in post-WWII London. She’s an excellent woman, always on hand to help with all the church stuff. She has a modest little life, unrequited love, and all these expectations heaped on her as the nation recovers […]
After a decade, I opted not to publish this series in the primary races. The perpetual indignities and disrespect disgusted me. But … it is feature a lot of people asked about this year. So I’m back with a smaller, sleeker General Election Q&A. Who can participate? Anyone running for elected office in Pennsylvania. Any […]
On Friday, September 11, 2026, a 27 year old Black trans woman was found dying from multiple gunshot wounds in the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore. Her name was Sophie Lee. The Crime According to WBALTV, officers responded to a call at 1:16 a.m. and found the victim in the area of North Calvert Street […]
We’ve added three new theater companies and eight new productions. New to us, not new to the community. Tis the season – live theater ramps up options for the fall months of 2026. I enjoy this post because it gives me a chance to put certain show on my own calendar. That’s truth. It also […]
My first tattoo appeared in December – a tattoo of my blog logo. It is locate don the inside of my right forearm near my elbow. It faces me to remind me of something I’ve accomplished – a way that I’ve contributed. Also, it reminds me that I love this work. The inkling for another […]
So the divorce trial approaches. That’s hard. It is even harder to think about what comes next. Appeals. Will I be able to fund them? Will I have a place to live that’s safe and secure? Am I going to have any agency in my life again? Today marks three years since I launched my […]
Something I’ve missed quite a bit from married/partnered life are the special ways we acknowledged holidays, big and small. These are small rituals that carved out a space that was just for us in the midst of family chaos, community chaos, and general chaos. One tradition was having sushi on holiday ‘eves’ – Thanksgiving, Christmas, […]
There are four trans neighbors from here in Pennsylvania who died over the past twelve months, three deaths by suicide and one death by overdose. Let’s take some time to honor their lives and acknowledge their deaths. Acknowledging there are likely others whose deaths are not yet known to us. Please feel free to contact […]
