Like pleasure and a little painThe sacred and profaneIce and fire counteractLike black on black Heart, “Black On Black II” I’ve been a writer for a very long time. I can remember crafting stories all the way back to the age of four. I had few friends – I’ve always had few friends. That’s just … More Black On Black II: Changes
How many times do we take for grantedSimple things that make life sweet?Enraptured by material longingsWe miss the pointWe need to know, to seeBeyond your being and in the void lies the meaning Sanctuary, “Long Since Dark” I lost a friend today. I didn’t know that they were a friend until now. I thought they … More Black On Black
I’m old enough that my family of origin was caught up in the Satanic Panic of the 1980s. Between my love of fantasy literature, playing Dungeons & Dragons on a regular basis, and loving heavy metal music, the people who spawned me came down hard on me for simply liking what I like. Those people, … More Satanic Panic / Trans Terror
Back in November of 2021, I was diagnosed with cancer. I met with oncologists, went through chemotherapy and radiation treatments, and have been given a (mostly) clean bill of health. There’s only one problem: pain. Six months out from the end of my treatments, I’m still in enough pain daily to warrant opioids, medical marijuana, … More Broken On The Wheel
(Updated 6/10/22) I don’t normally do book reviews. If you’ve looked at my (sadly outdated) Goodreads list, I give stars and say nothing. I do this out of a desire to remain as neutral as possible towards my fellow authors. I neither want to play favorites nor do I want to blast the work that … More A Quagmire Of Horror And Love
I have a friend who finds death not only distasteful, but personally insulting. Discussions with them are very interesting. In the process, I have come to understand my own view of death. It isn’t death itself that is so problematic to me, it’s the severing of connections. When someone dies, that connection you had with … More In Memoriam (Add Salt To Taste)
Sometimes, the Internet is a painful place. Actually, it isn’t the ‘net’s fault for holding onto things I’d forgotten about. But it hurts all the same. I’d like to tell you the story, since it’s fairly complicated. About twenty years ago (so this is way before I transitioned), I was in graduate school. It was … More A Life Less Lived
I had a conversation with my therapist…oh, a couple years ago now. About perspective and reality; I question both. Deeply and frequently. As an author, I very often put my mind into places that technically don’t exist and I can stay there for days at a time. By the definition I learned back in college, … More The Psychotic Author
I recently took a vacation to southeastern Virginia. Williamsburg, to be precise. The July 4 weekend is my partner’s and my anniversary, and we decided we wanted to go do something. After a year and a half of being shuttered in the house thanks to COVID, we wanted out and to go have fun. We … More Just Like Me
Smear CampaignsCovert predators spread falsehoods to slander your reputation and degrade your credibility to others…They may gossip behind your back, slander you to their or your loved ones, create stories that depict you as the abuser while they play the victim, and claim that you engaged in the same behaviors that they are afraid you … More Gossip Grenade
The Painted Corner 