You’ve no doubt heard that Mary Cheney is the publishing industry’s newest million dollar baby. I’m doubtful that anyone’s memoir is worth a million dollar advance, but it will be interesting to see whether Cheney choses to write through the prism of orientation or if she’ll continue to use the clearly neutered filter of being […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And saw Charlie Anders read from her new novel, The Choir Boy, a tale of an accidental transgendered-hood. It’s a clever, captivating concept: A teenage boy who loves being a choir singer counters an impending change of voice by posing as an at-risk TG teen. After securing hormones from a clinic program for at-risk teens, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“No rational purpose exists for limiting marriage in this state to opposite-sex partners.” From Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer. And because he’s a Catholic, Republican-appointed justice, you can’t easily make the activist judge label stick. (Not that that’ll stop opponents from trying.) I’m pleased he cited the state Supreme Court’s 1948 decision striking down California’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
blog essay about being a parent who writes smut, using this Salon article as a springboard. Then I lost it all when my text editor’s spellcheck hung up. Damn. Suffice it to say, the author’s experiences are a key reason I write under a pen name. I want my kids to have a respectable distance […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
How’d that happen? On my end, it’s been a matter of sick days with teenagers, snow, ice, school dismissals and delays, all robbing me of writing time. But it’s sunny and cold today, everyone’s left the building, and I’m left to my own devices at last. And so here I am, blogging, I hope, for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
How’d that happen? On my end, it’s been a matter of sick days with teenagers, snow, ice, school dismissals and delays, all robbing me of writing time. But it’s sunny and cold today, everyone’s left the building, and I’m left to my own devices at last. And so here I am, blogging, I hope, for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Local marriage equality leaders decided not to resist the legislative committee’s civil union bill and, to add icing to the cake, our Republican governor intends to sign the bill into law. Short of our legislators getting usurped, the bill will likely become law. I’m pleased. Last autumn, one of the candidates running for state office […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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