Family, Identity

Coming Out ND

November 25, 2023

I was recently asked, over on Instagram (@briangryphon), about my stories showing my freshly-made bed tagged with #mentalHealthMonday. Consistently changing my bed linens is an indication that I’m doing well (or at least OK) in finding and maintaining good mental health. After decades of being [read more]

Family, Identity

Statement of Intent

October 30, 2023

I’m an Elder, first perhaps by default (“last man standing” as it were). But also because I want need to share my wisdom (or at least experience) to encourage younger generations of my various communities. And I’m part of a number of communities: # my [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]

Music

Non-Gay R&P Music

January 31, 2018

After reading my blog post Queer Progress (measured by Romanovsky & Phillips music), one of my “straight, but not narrow” friends asked if there were any R&P songs that weren’t “all gay” that they might relate to. First of all, I would like to think [read more]

Family, Identity

Silence=Death, Birthday Post

July 25, 2017

This is Part One of a new series of posts on memory, repression, and freedom. It has some biography and information that connect my previous posts on therapy and memory to the upcoming post(s). The title has been chosen with care; Silence=Death was used in [read more]

Brushing Fame

Merging Threads

April 8, 2016

In my recent post, Twitter Life, I write that my interest in some people of fame is based on a blend of factors. First, the general experience of ‘fans’ (“we see these folks everywhere, watch or listen to their creations, wish them success [or in [read more]