Family, Identity

Grandma

August 8, 2015

I’ve written before that when I came out (as gay) to my family, I was asked (told) not to tell Grandma (my paternal grandmother). As I said it that post, she was “more Victorian than Queen Vic herself” – I still recall her sitting at [read more]

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The Temperamentals

July 20, 2015

Saturday evening Sister Heidi Hideyhoe joined Sister Flirt in attending the Evolution Theatre Company production of The Temperamentals. It presents the story of the founding of the Mattachine Society, and its first five members. Yes my little queerlings, there were radical political gays 17 years [read more]

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Reminder of Days Gone By

July 17, 2015

As regular readers are aware, I am a big fan of Sean Martin; creator of Doc & Raider, The Littlest Blog and his other work. Fans of D&R know that current strips and panels are digital- computer generated. Last century D&R was hand-drawn and Sean [read more]

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Groundhog Day Again

February 2, 2015

(First posted four years ago; still applicable) One of the reasons I decided to leave Toronto 19 years ago was the overwhelming sense of loss I felt. The first ‘real’ relationship had ended, the job I thought would be my career was gone, and I [read more]

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Upcoming Workshop

May 8, 2013

I just received confirmation that my proposal has been accepted. I will be leading a workshop on Recording Your Story at the upcoming PrimeTimers World Wide Convention here in Columbus. MEMOIRS: Recording Your Story           Do you want to share your [read more]