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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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Am I An Elder?

April 10, 2019

Last week I referred to myself as an elder- and was asked who had granted me the title of Elder. My first step was to check out what Mr. Webster’s (and some others) collections of definitions had to say. Some indigenous and long-ago ‘Western’ cultures [read more]

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Early Morning Thoughts 3

July 26, 2013

Yesterday I celebrated my 55th birthday. Actually at about 4:30 yesterday I completed my 55th year here on Earth and started my 56th trip around the Sun. This morning, as I contemplated the next half (or 1/3 more likely) of my time here, I also [read more]

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Triptych

September 15, 2011

All selection © Copyright 2011 by Brian Gryphon

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Another Big Day

July 26, 2008

Yesterday was my birthday… one of those round numbers that can sound scary (think “half-century“) and although my life is good, it did give me pause. I was told it was a “milestone” and to “party like I’m twenty-one” … not sure I can safely [read more]