weekend reads

Even before I started my blog in 2005, I loved how the internet offered a sense of community, a way to connect with individuals across the globe who were kindred spirits.  Through the internet, I was able to meet heroes and inspirations I only knew before from my books, magazine subscriptions, and the shows on…

I know I am not the only one who is struggling to be productive, to be focused, to have the same creativity and drive they had six months ago. I have fantastic ideas for blog posts but can’t form more than one paragraph without losing my direction. I trip over my words when I try…

If you’re not excited about the November election, you’re not alone. I get it if your party’s candidate isn’t who you wanted.  It was clear in these past four years that we didn’t elect just a president, but a whole administration/regime.  Your vote isn’t just for a president, but an entire administration and we need…

  How to Help This week is personal. This is my cousin Brett.  He is in need of a kidney and his search has been made harder because of corona. (Long Island News 12)   Learn more about Brett at this profile of him on the National Kidney Registry. You can also contact the Northshore Renal…

This week I dreamt I was in my white Zara pantsuit at an event at a restaurant or a bar.  It was one of those places that is narrow and long, opens up to a large space, and then more nooks and hallways to best use the minimal space available in a city with a…

My Morning Jacket is my favorite band, and the favorite band of my husband and my sister, and now it’s a family band and my daughter also loves them.  They haven’t had a new album since 2015.  This week they released The Waterfall II, a collection of B-sides that didn’t make it onto The Waterfall,…

I am doing Weekend Reads a day early as tomorrow is a holiday.  With all that is going on in our country, there may be some who are going all-out, and some who are choosing not to celebrate it.  America was created to be an independent country and live life in a way that a…

How to Help Black Archivist is a project by Paul Octavious, a Black queer photographer based in Chicago. He is also the founder of The Eye Eaters Society. In 2005, Paul began exploring the art of photography and it changed the trajectory of his life. Black Archivist believes in the power of the Black narrative and that…

How to Help Founded in 1973 after the simple act of a mother publicly supporting her gay son, PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies. Last year I walked with PFLAG Metro DC in the DC Pride parade and have…