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Life in the Slow Lane

Welcome Home

Welcome Home

"Welcome to Cleveland," the Rabbi said jokingly, when I told her about my first week back in the city, and the reason I'd just moved to another apartment in my neighborhood on Cleveland's east side.

Back to the Land

Back to the Land

Marking Time

Marking Time

Living in a Liminal Space

Living in a Liminal Space

The Drumbeat

The Drumbeat

Holding the Center

Victim of his own gaslighting

Victim of his own gaslighting

Trump is not someone else's problem

Praying for peace, preparing for battle

Praying for peace, preparing for battle

MAGAs off their meds

MAGAs off their meds

When they come for you

When they come for you

Defying erasure

The madness of King Don

Irene Monroe

In honor of black trans women

We don't need Trump's permission to celebrate us

We don't need Trump's permission to celebrate us

President Jimmy Carter  was my first

President Jimmy Carter was my first

When I accidentally outed Nikki Giovanni

When I accidentally outed Nikki Giovanni

Billy Masters

Billy Masters 05.29.25

Billy Masters 05.29.25

In terms of theatre, the Brits have it all over us—and I'm not just saying that because they serve ice cream.

Billy Masters 05.15.25

Billy Masters 05.15.25

Billy Masters 05.01.25

Billy Masters 05.01.25

Billy Masters 04.17.25

Billy Masters 04.17.25

Billy Masters 04.03.25

Billy Masters 04.03.25

Billy Masters 03.20.25

Billy Masters 03.20.25