June 26, 2022

 

June 25, 2022

My home state RULES.

June 22, 2022

I've accumulated so many rejections over the past several years that I'm mostly inured to them, but once in a while, I attach more hope to a particular submission if I'm attached to the piece(s) I'm submitting and the journal seems like a good fit, so that when the rejection comes, it weighs on me -- viz. the email I received a short while ago from the Pgh based journal Creative Nonfiction.

June 20, 2022

Dessert this week: strawberry pie with farmers' market berries. In case it's not obvious from the lumpy edges, the crust is homemade (with lard!). The glaze is basically sugar, cornstarch, and water, with a cup of pulverized berries added at the end for color. 😋

June 16, 2022

Since the Equality Act, a much needed piece of federal legislation, remains stalled in the Senate due to a GOP filibuster (cuz why TF would they vote to give members of the queer community their civil rights???), the Biden Administration has just issued a welcome executive order as a stopgap.

FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Historic Executive Order Advancing LGBTQI+ Equality During Pride Month

June 12, 2022

Highlights from a reading I did with poet Reymond Drew at Riverstone Books in Pittsburgh on May 26, 2022 (see also under the "Video and Audio" tab)

 

June 9, 2022

A belated Pride post: last Saturday was a picture perfect day, with many, many folks in attendance (including a lot of young folks), plus I was able to register several people to vote. I arrived back home that night with sore feet and a full heart. Happy Pride!