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Curses! Foiled Again!

The Link Between Two First Families

Jan 21, 2022

Curses! Foiled Again!

Jan 21, 2022

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Willie and the Tattletale Fish

Willie was a beautiful young boy, and I loved him.

Mar 29, 2020

Willie and the Tattletale Fish

Mar 29, 2020

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Pop: My Gentle Father

In some ways, Pop was regular guy. Born in the 1920’s to a German-American couple in South Ozone Park in Queens, New York, when it was…

Oct 28, 2020

Pop: My Gentle Father

Oct 28, 2020

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First a Woman, Now a Man. Is it Time for Myself?

What if Mr. Right, Isn’t?

Mar 10, 2021

First a Woman, Now a Man. Is it Time for Myself?

Mar 10, 2021

Life, According to a Plan of Its Own

I may well have been at the very lowest point in my life right then. I cannot remember ever feeling so desperately low, empty and hopeless…

Oct 1, 2024

Life, According to a Plan of Its Own

Oct 1, 2024

The Queen is Dead; Long Live the…Queen?

The world arguably suffered a great loss in September 2022 with the death of Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, following an…

Oct 1, 2024

The Queen is Dead; Long Live the…Queen?

Oct 1, 2024

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LGBTQ Backlash Self Care? I’m Lousy, Thanks. And You?

How I’m NOT coping with this Shit-Show called “The New Normal”

Aug 3, 2022

LGBTQ Backlash Self Care? I’m Lousy, Thanks. And You?

Aug 3, 2022

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Abused by My Wife and First Boyfriend: Getting Over It

Return to sender

Apr 18, 2022

Abused by My Wife and First Boyfriend: Getting Over It

Apr 18, 2022

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Family: It Shouldn’t Be This Difficult

My Queer Family Started Later in Life

Mar 16, 2022

Family: It Shouldn’t Be This Difficult

Mar 16, 2022

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Sticks and Stones Will Break My Gay Bones, but …

A tale of rocks, slurs, and needful apologies

Mar 4, 2022

Sticks and Stones Will Break My Gay Bones, but …

Mar 4, 2022

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To Dead Name: Sheena, the Trans Son My Sister Rejects

I wish I knew how to tell you you’re welcome in my part of the family

Nov 17, 2021

To Dead Name: Sheena, the Trans Son My Sister Rejects

Nov 17, 2021

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I’m Here, I’m Queer, but I’m Still Not Used To It!

When will my reflection show who I am inside?

Nov 7, 2021

I’m Here, I’m Queer, but I’m Still Not Used To It!

Nov 7, 2021

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Drag: Maybe It’s Just (NOT) Me …

Can I donate and skip the show, please?

Oct 20, 2021

Drag: Maybe It’s Just (NOT) Me …

Oct 20, 2021

The Family Vault

Story 6: That Damned Bowtie

Oct 17, 2021

The Family Vault

Oct 17, 2021

The Family Vault

Story 7: “That’s the One!”

Oct 17, 2021

The Family Vault

Oct 17, 2021

The Family Vault

Story 8: Paranormal? Or just a little boy’s active imagination?

Oct 17, 2021

The Family Vault

Oct 17, 2021

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My Gay Ghost is a Beautiful Youth

Haunted and taunted by specters of what cannot be

Oct 15, 2021

My Gay Ghost is a Beautiful Youth

Oct 15, 2021

Asian Hate: An American Tradition

When a U. S. president made bigotted statements, such as referring to COVID-19 as the Chinese Virus, it truly pissed me off. It was hardly…

Oct 14, 2021

Asian Hate: An American Tradition

Oct 14, 2021

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On Being a Gay Dad…

…and even though you’re already different, you’ll never be the same again!

Sep 25, 2021

On Being a Gay Dad…

Sep 25, 2021

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“Lonely, I’m Mister Lonely…”

On aging as a gay man

Sep 19, 2021

“Lonely, I’m Mister Lonely…”

Sep 19, 2021

Jericho Turnpike

Jericho Turnpike

Former Air Force staff sergeant, learning disabilities specialist, high school assistant principal, special education director, and husband. Gay dad of three.

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