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February 2025 Thoughts Archive
February thoughts… February has often been a complicated month for me. Notions of should, notions of want versus what is, can stir healthy reflection. The years pass and I can say a peace with what is has become part…
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I’m A Mouse
I wrote and performed this song before the 2004 election, and have pulled it out from time to time since. It is especially relevant this year. You are part of this world.…
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Some reflections on M/M romance books and the straight women who write them
So… a while ago I saw a post on Reddit expressing some frustration that “all m/m romance books are written by women!” The poster wanted to find more male authors in the…
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Epic Adventure in Medieval England
This was a brilliant read. The Scottish Boy has long been on my list to check out, but I suppose I feared it would be a bit too violent for my tastes.…
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An archived post of April Reflections
Here we are in April already! The days do seem to fly by sometimes. I’m presently the organizer of a Meetup group in the Los Angeles area called “Wholesome Queers” I didn’t…
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The Truth of Fiction
Sometimes, I hear folks say that they don’t read fiction because it isn’t real, that non-fiction has more value as it concerns events that actually happened. And of course that is true,…
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The Alabaster Hedgehog and Panpyschism
I was thrilled to run across an article this morning in Scientific American about a conference in New York where attendees debated the concept of Panpsychism. Since childhood, this has always been…
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The Past and Other Things that Should Stay Buried
I don’t know if you have read We Are The Ants, but if you haven’t, you should! It is brilliant. I actually listened to the audio version while I painted small game…
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I’m presently rereading “Lava Red Feather Blue”
I read this some time back, but while going through the books on my Kindle I noticed it and was curious to revisit. The world that Molly Ringle creates in Eidolonia is…
