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Saving Mom Again, and Again
Recently, at a bookstore reading, I noticed a woman in the crowd who looked familiar, but I couldn’t place her.
Jul 22
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Art Therapy
My mother tried Alcoholics Anonymous but quit after only one meeting.
Jul 10
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A Plea for Help
I’ve got the novel where I want it, but because I rely heavily on Black characters, I would love to get feedback from Black readers, especially those in…
Jul 1
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June 2025
Thought Bubble
I can’t remember the words to the Star Spangled Banner, but I can still recite this: “Crest has been shown to be an effective decay-preventive…
Jun 26
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Thought Bubble
It is impossible to reason with a cult.
Jun 22
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Thought Bubble
Many Southerners feel this is not a flag of treason, but one of defiance.
Jun 15
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Swap Dog Kin-Prologue
For those that are following along with the novel I am rewriting, I'm posting the prologue to Swap Dog Kin
Jun 13
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The Accidental Safe Haven
In 1983, I became Vice President of Human Resources for a company that had been my escape from Mississippi’s suffocating homophobia.
Jun 4
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May 2025
Chapter 3: Shinetown
This piece marks another departure from the essays and memoirs I’ve shared with you.
May 31
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Thought Bubble
The neurotic is a person who has a problem believing the lies of the world, the same ones the normal person doesn’t question.
May 29
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Thought Bubble
Life would be a lot easier if only I could remember that the Me who is making the mess is the same Me who will have to clean it up later.
May 27
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Chapter 2: David Lee Brackett
This piece marks another departure from the essays and memoirs I’ve shared with you.
May 25
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