Arrival

A podcast I listen to recently discussed Arrival, then added a spoiler-ridden section at the end of the episode for listeners who had seen the movie and wanted to hear more. I saw it, rolled it around in my head a few days, and wrote one of the hosts with my ideas about it. It…

The Inevitable Good

The closest I ever came to being gaybashed was at a convenience store in the late 90s. I came out of the store and got into my car, and just as I started it, two teenagers appeared, one at each of my windows. My window was halfway down, and the kid on my side leaned…

Housesitting poetry

From a German housesitting ad: We even do not have any more cats. but our daughters have cats and sometimes we travel together One may well wander in the vineyards, cycling animal shelter-cat, 4 year old, : feed and cuddle she, …. water your plants

Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood’s First Openly Gay Star

(This is a copy of a Goodreads review.) An encouraging bit of Pride Month reading of the "Nice to know we've always been here" variety. "Openly gay" in the context of the 1920s held a different meaning than today, not an affirmation, but a refusal to lie, evading direct questions with clever evasions (making Haines…

Kaleidoscope

The first high school I attended closed at the end of my sophomore year. The rector videotaped events -- and many non-events -- throughout the year, and made copies for anyone who wanted them to take home. I digitized my copy a few years ago and posted a few clips from it. Now that YouTube…