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Author ‘Nathan Burgoine is hosting monthly flash fiction. May’s edition asked for Science Fiction, set above the clouds, with a dog whistle. I leave above the clouds in this one Continue Reading →
Yet another day and month with a focus on a marginalized people. March 31st was Transgender Day of Visibility. April is a month that focuses on autism and April 2nd Continue Reading →
Another January and another month with an advertising campaign for a major telecom company that masquerades as concern for mental health. A campaign that is supposed to make those of Continue Reading →
Today, I am thinking about the last nine years, and the impact of gender transition on my life. Nine years ago today, my marriage effectively ended when I told my Continue Reading →
I think I want to get a cat and name it Autism. Then I’d be a family with autism. Or, maybe I’ll name it Depression and be a family with Continue Reading →
This year Canadian author ‘Nathan Burgoine is doing a monthly Flash Fiction Draw. This is my story based on the January draw. A 1,000 word story that has three elements: Continue Reading →
Another Gregorian calendar year coming to an end. A year that has had many ups and downs for me personally, as well as for the wider world. In Canada we Continue Reading →
It’s December again. That time of year when we in North America face a deluge of Christmas music, Christmas sales, cries about “the war on Christmas”, and the seemingly endless Continue Reading →
This poem is a reflection on Chanukkah and moving from a place of darkness to one filled with light. We each have an internal light and, all too often, we Continue Reading →
Another Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). Another year in which transgender people around the world have been murdered for who they are. Another year in which most of those murdered Continue Reading →