Brushing Fame

Paul Williams Redux

June 21, 2025

This morning I listened to Paul Williams being interviewed on the Paul Leslie Hour. That’s a link to youTube although I downloaded the traditional podcast version. Sharing it on my Instagram stories I mentioned that I always listen/read any interview with Mr Williams. I added [read more]

Family, Identity

What is Love?

October 12, 2025

When I was interviewed by K for the Lost Spaces Podcast he asked me (in response to something I’d said) ““what is love?” My off the cuff my response was “the greatest joy and the greatest heartache all wrapped in one” (at 26:04 in the [read more]

Family, Identity

Unmoored

February 10, 2024

un·moored adjective (of a vessel) not or no longer attached to a mooring. “an unmoored barge” (of a person) insecure, confused, or lacking contact with reality. “this freedom can make people feel unmoored” (source) See also- ‘adrift’ Listening to Paul Williams on the Craig & [read more]

Family of Lovers

February 2, 2022

Between the disaster that is 20 20 and losing too many lives to various causes (natural and un) I’ve been spending time contemplating a couple of projects- blending ‘Bucket List’ goals and kind of ‘Make A (dying) Wish’ ideas. Today I’d like to talk about [read more]

Music

Marianne Faithfull

June 20, 2021

Even casual followers of this blog or any of my social media know that I’m an uber fan of pioneering gay folk duo Romanovsky & Phillips. More careful reading will also bring up musicians such as Paul Williams. They, and plenty of others, have been [read more]

LGBTITQQ2S

Queer Gift Ideas- More Books

November 24, 2016

Over the past few years I’ve posted reviews of a few books that I consider important and/or powerful. Not all are by queer-identified authors, nor necessarily of queer content. The most recent ones are listed here. There’s a link to the complete review on this [read more]