Winner of the 2013 Global Ebook Award for Best LGBT Novel. Background about the novel: The partially finished manuscript of “The Agony of Joy” had been “on pause” on my computer, in a folder within a folder. I do that occasionally when I have a story or idea I’m still meditating on, yet don’t want […]
If You Were Going Blind: What Would You Do?
What if you were fifteen years old? A few weeks ago I received news about the son of long-time friends of mine. We were particularly close in that our sons were born only a few weeks apart, and when they were small often played together. Over fourteen years since this photo was made (my son […]
The Discrimination Persists: Gay Fiction Pubs, Promos & Reviews
My entry for the YAM 2012 LGBT Blogathon Event. To read more about it, please visit their website. As it reflects my own life and experiences, my writing, both fiction and non-fiction, often naturally have gay, bisexual or trans/intergender characters and situations. But what might be a misnomer to some: they often contain comparatively little […]
The Special Energy of Now
As a close friend said to me, when I was remarking about the craziness I’ve felt lately, unusual emotions and feelings that are not really uncharacteristic for me. As even some psychologists and others have noted through research: humans, as a whole, may behave differently during particular astronomical events. This year has been one of […]
Back At Scharmützelsee: Germany (Photos)
As much as I love Scharmützelsee, the lake I’ve written about numerous times here (for example, Night On the Lake), I was somewhat ambivalent about going this trip. Only a relatively short ride: by bus, then S-bahn (local) train, a change to an inter-regional train and then to yet another bus…well, it’s a relatively short […]
Red Haircrow 
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