LGBTITQQ2S

Tired, Old, Queen

June 11, 2019

Not to put too fine a point on it- I am one of those “tired old queens” people like to talk about. For years I rejected Queen (along with Queer) as my voice and general appearance leans to the masculine. And both terms were too [read more]

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Pride Posts

June 2, 2019

June is celebrated as Pride Month in many places. I have picked out just a few posts from the hundred+ in my LGBTiTQQ2S category to highlight. Today in Canadian Queer History looks at “Operation Soap” – the 1981 Toronto bathhouse raids that became our ‘line [read more]

Card Readings

A Multiplicity of Decks

May 16, 2019

This post is an extension of this recent IG post. Following up a youTube deck review I commented that I offer a series of DDS Double Deck Spreads at GCR which each use cards from two different decks to provide insight into a specific question [read more]

Designs I Like

Teddy Bear Tears 666

May 1, 2019

Teddy Bear Tears 666 This piece started as a photograph of a pair of black canvas sneakers. I tweaked the image; adjusting contrast and brightness, and using a limited palette to keep muted tones. I then used a Kaleidoscope function to spin a part of [read more]

Family, Identity

Making Dreams Come True

April 29, 2019

Earlier today I watched a video of someone’s dream become reality. A great personal achievement that they got to share with a supportive crowd. This was a ‘creative arts’ kind of thing, although performance is not a necessary aspect of great dreams. Do you know [read more]

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Be My Guest

April 21, 2019

This is a call for Guest Posts on this blog. Although I have plenty to say, I can only write from within my own world view. Learning increases both my brain and my heart- as I age I realize just how much I have yet [read more]