Below is my response to a post on Medium this morning with the title “Transgender Access to Women’s Spaces. You gotta be kidding me” that the author has since deleted. I wish I had copied the entire post so I could share it and give you more context as it…

I’ve been feeling depressed and overwhelmed lately. I was having what I call a spa day today. I look forward to this once a week. Basically I light a scented candle, play some favorite music, drink something alcoholic, and do a complete body shave before I take a long hot…

As of midnight I’ve been sober for 100 days. I began abstaining from alcohol on January 4th. Most people I told had some sort of dry January story to share with me, thinking that was the reason I wasn’t drinking. When I told them it was a forced sobriety, they…

Those words are still ringing in my ears. Today was one of my days off. One of the things I like to do when I have a free day is to walk around downtown and shop. It was a sunny day, perfect for taking a stroll. Main Street downtown is…

Hello readers. I wanted to post about a new book I purchased last week. It’s another book of poetry. I’ve never been into poetry, but I’ve been trying to improve myself and keep an open mind. The book is titled Sad Birds Still Sing by anonymous author Faraway. I’ve already…

I read the news nonstop. These days most of the articles I read are about all the hate targeting the Transgender community by right wing extremists. I usually catch up on current events whenever I have a free moment. Last night while I sat by myself eating dinner at the…

Florida’s idiot governor just signed a bill into law that would allow anyone to purchase as many firearms as they want and carry them concealed without a permit or requiring any firearms safety training. The only reason someone would be ineligible would be for a prior felony conviction or being…

My thigh-high leather fuck-me boots I had nothing in particular planned for this special day, other than dropping off my car at the dealership to be serviced. I had an early morning appointment, so I left the house a little after 7am and drove the half hour to the town…

Elena, I know you will make it through this. I went through a similar situation. I hid my truth too. I was scared I’d destroy my relationship with my wife and everything we had built together if she knew. She’s smart and eventually figured it out anyway. I had been…