Dear Zeus, Before my disappearance from this blog last May, I submitted a poem to The New Gay, entitled “Dear Zeus.” Inspired not only from my relationship with Dear, but also about the myth of Ganymede. The gist of the myth is that Zeus, disguised as an eagle, abducts a young mortal to become his… [Read more…]
8 February, 2011
Dear Lawrence Kohlberg, Today I read an article , written on Backstage several months ago, about the Velvet/Lavender/Gay Mafia that struck a nerve in me. It is the same nerve that is struck whenever I think about relationships. This stricken nerve is that I’m judged by my exterior and not my interior. Feel free to… [Read more…]
6 February, 2011
Dear Willy Wonka, Somehow I’ve managed to trade one vice for another. At the beginning of the year, well more precisely on Dec. 31st, I joined Colony Square Athletic Club in Midtown. I figured exercise would be a great way to direct cravings. The motivation for joining wasn’t to lose weight. In fact I’m pretty… [Read more…]
28 January, 2011
Dear Universe, It has been awhile since we’ve talked. In the past seven months I’ve : watched my dad return to Afghanistan, held a decent part-time job, managed to finally graduate, am approaching a two year relationship anniversary, joined a gym, quit smoking (yet again), learned learned that my tax refund will be larger than… [Read more…]
27 May, 2010
As Obama closes in on a compromise on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a Lt. Colonel speaks about keeping secrets while fighting a war, and the boyfriend waiting back home. With Congress making a bit of progress on repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” I ran across this account of a Lt. Col. in the military. Personally, I’d… [Read more…]
16 February, 2011
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