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

I Did A Thing

May 31, 2025

A few weeks back I sat down with K of Lost Spaces Podcast to talk about a “lost queer space and the impact it had on me.” Their podcast episodes generally spend more time talking about each guest’s Coming Out journey than the individual establishment. [read more]

Family, Identity

My Language

April 19, 2025

What are my pronouns? Well, I’m much less concerned with what word you use than your intention in doing so. We who’ve been abused know all too well what power lies in words. A side note, and an explanation. One of the Post Categories here [read more]

Family, Identity

Too Many Quirks

February 1, 2025

For decades I resisted having “too many quirks” and put up with far too much mayhem in my head. All our clothes hangers are being sorted into 3 piles. White, Black, and All Others -which includes a few metal ones and some with significantly different [read more]

Brushing Fame

Grandma, Robin, Joan, AIDS and more

August 11, 2024

Originally posted Sept.6, 2014 Re-posted on the 10th anniversary of Robin Williams shuffling off this mortal coil. I’ve resisted writing this post because so many people have commented on Robin Williams’ passing- what could I add? The passing of Joan Rivers, a recent article about [read more]

Family, Identity

Living Past Sixty Six- Big Deal?

June 4, 2024

Living to 66 is not that surprising for most Can-American white cismales of (sometimes) middle-income. I Came Out in 1978. Before I turned 25 what we now know as hiv/aids erupted in gay communities across North America- and elsewhere. Large swaths of my generation (and [read more]