Whenever I mention at a party or gathering that I’m moving to [a majority Republican state in middle America], I always get the same reactions from the white radicals who generally attend gatherings at my white radical house. “Why?” “God, how awful for you!” “What on earth are you going to do THERE?” “I would [...]
My main worry in moving to Militaryville is finding a job. Militaryville is north of Texas, south of Canada, east of Oregon, and west of Wisconsin. That translates to the MIDDLE OF FREAKING NOWHERE, as far as my world-travelling self is concerned. I am reasonably confident that between teaching piano and freelancing for different publications, [...]
I’m listening to Simon & Garfunkel’s song “America”. Though I despise tobacco smoking with an unholy passion, I still think the saddest line in the world is “Toss me a cigarette; I think there’s one in my raincoat…./We smoked the last one an hour ago.” I mean, they’re already disillusioned about the American dream, they’ve [...]
It’s my least favorite time of year, and it’s a crappy time for queer issues, too. January and February have absolutely nothing going for them unless you count my birthday. It’s kind of a no-man’s-land as far as the year goes: it’s after the holidays, but before summer starts inching back into the northern lands. [...]
The recent vote to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell changed my and Captain Awesome’s future overnight. At the Senate galleries in Washington DC, gays were jumping up and down and hugging each other all over the place. We still have to wait for the Pentagon to “certify” that repeal can be successfully implemented, but it’s [...]
Now that I’ll be moving to Militaryville to live with Captain Awesome, I think it’s time to get this off my chest: I have a huge aversion to being an Army wife. It’s not that I look down on them. It’s the opposite – I know too well the sacrifices they make. A lot [...]
The holiday is over, and I’m back from Seattle and then Militaryville. It was great to come home to the close-knit community that is my house, and nice to be back in a place that has actual people of color and multiple gay bars. But all I want to do is pack up all my [...]
