In March 2020, as the pandemic was just beginning, I thought that it would be a good time to see if I could learn how to play guitar. …

That pain hit once again! Just behind and below my left ear, the occipital region, my bestie, the acupuncturist reminds me. I rolled over and looked at my clock radio and the dimmed red numbers in the otherwise dark room showed 3:20. …

I was surprised, shocked even. If this was a flick, the screen would now fadeout and take us back a few years as I got hooked on Marie Kondo and started to touch almost everything I had to see if still brought me joy. I touched all my books, all…

Sitting here in limbo But I know it won’t be long Sitting here in limbo Like a bird without a song Well, they’re putting up a resistance But I know that my faith will lead me on -Jimmy Cliff Like me, I suspect that most of us can say we…

Some might call it writer’s block. Some may have lost interest or even lost the passion. Some might just feel tired of what they consider the weekly grind and perhaps feel that their well of creativity has run dry. …

“What a brash statement!” I can hear you mumble to yourself. Or perhaps, the silent “WTF” is forming on your lips. First let me give you a little background on how I have been through the journey of having my decades long wishes of magical thinking come true. I just…

In June 2022, after 127 failures, the small group of researchers at PHASA — the new Public Health and Safety Administration, which was formed in early 2021 after the new president was sworn in, believed they were successful. They were a diverse trio who had been spending at least 12…

The first few months of the year 2020 started out in the wonderful way I expected. I went to a Boston Bruins game and in early February went to Aruba for a week, to leave the cold New England weather. I bought my tickets for the Spring Pops (now cancelled)…

I often feel like the elephant in the room. So, let’s get it out of the way so I can share what I am feeling these days. I am trans; I will be turning seventy-three years old, this summer, but don’t look it; I transitioned 9 years ago when I…