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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Just about 5 years ago I registered the domain name rubberchickenministries.org (RCM) for my current work as Sister Flirtatious Romanovsky of Middlesex, TOPI. This is a mostly-digital continuation of the work I did in the 1980s and ’90s in Toronto ON as Sister Flagellation of [read more]
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