"He's saving his life and mine." What a great statement. I shivered when I read it. Your writing is causing me to rethink certain things in my childhood. Thank you
I love this audacity! Thank you! My mother always said I was born with my mouth open. My other 5 siblings? She never said that of them. ❤️ But I never tried humor and was never alone ( as a child). I have much to learn. The ongoing work is important, as you note!
"Was I protesting for the right to sit on a pinball machine in a queer bar and watch men watch me before I got on the stage in a corset, fishnets and latex shorts?" - Hell, yes! That was absolutely a major reason why I was out in the streets Back in the Day
Thank you: For speaking and writing your truth, for having found the audacity inside, for not being silenced by anyone or anything. Thank you for being you. X
For a writer, everything is research—conversations overheard at the gym, the way grocery stores arrange displays, the scent of the desert after a monsoon. Everything.
"He's saving his life and mine." What a great statement. I shivered when I read it. Your writing is causing me to rethink certain things in my childhood. Thank you
I love this audacity! Thank you! My mother always said I was born with my mouth open. My other 5 siblings? She never said that of them. ❤️ But I never tried humor and was never alone ( as a child). I have much to learn. The ongoing work is important, as you note!
Thank you, Etta. Here’s to that.
"Was I protesting for the right to sit on a pinball machine in a queer bar and watch men watch me before I got on the stage in a corset, fishnets and latex shorts?" - Hell, yes! That was absolutely a major reason why I was out in the streets Back in the Day
Where would we be without our audacious friends? A lot less happy and a lot less free. Such a beautiful and important observation, thank you!
PS: I always wanted to be the dancer with the black shag. She had the best moves.
It’s a journey! Thank you.
Alex with another banger from the heart
Thanks Camille, you rock.
A particularly lovely essay, so thank you.
Thanks dear Benjamin!
This is a great piece. Thank you.
Thanks for reading!
Audacious, yes! But you must drain the vermouth.
I love vermouth though
Thank you: For speaking and writing your truth, for having found the audacity inside, for not being silenced by anyone or anything. Thank you for being you. X
For a writer, everything is research—conversations overheard at the gym, the way grocery stores arrange displays, the scent of the desert after a monsoon. Everything.