writing
Family Secrets
I could hear my grandmother packing my things, readying for my departure. “I’ve packed all your things. When you’ve finished ...
Love in the 1950s – One Woman’s Journey
It was the kissing that reminded me of my first relationship with a woman in the 1950s. I hadn’t thought ...
Results
His laboratory results came with the afternoon delivery. Judie, my receptionist, called Mark and he will be my last appointment ...
Roll Call
I have an old leather address book given to me in the 1970s. Of course, with the advancement of technology, ...
The Stamp Issue
This story is set in December 2009, a time when Vancouver was preparing to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, Conservative ...
Our Battle for Words
Our battle for wordsHas defined us for decades.They call us perverts and deviants.We call us lovers.They call us criminals.We call ...
Yukon Christmas
It’s minus 40 degrees outside and the smoke from my wood stove is rising like a black poker in the ...
A Flaunting of Dykes
Many years ago, in August 1984, in anticipation of the upcoming the Gay Pride March, several friends and I tried ...
Writing an Identity Not Your Own
Writing an Identity Not Your Own, by Alex Temblador, is an extremely helpful book for creative writers who wish to ...
Rita
Before she was famous, Rita and her kids lived with me on Lorne Ave. Laura was 14 at the time, ...
