Being Human

A Stranger’s Help

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Press play I mentioned yesterday on Twitter and Facebook that our 16-year-old has come out to us as transgender. We were very proud for her in having the strength to talk to us for starters. She has done so much research and soul searching on this, that it was time. Her shock came in how we embraced her words and offered to help. I suppose any child is afraid to tell their folks for fear of rejection. Imagine the surprise when not only did we accept that they want to look at becoming a trans male and choosing a new masculine name, but offering to help find the connections they need to move forward on this. Those of you regularly reading my work would know we are not the most traditional of situations, to begin with, but our [Read more...]

The Man of Orange and Mad-Eye

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Being the Canadian that I am, please allow me to apologize in advance for this. I wanted this to be funny, but I simply cannot do it. Been awhile since I’ve discussed politics ‘round these here parts, but there have been some things going on lately that have my blood boiling. The problem is figuring out where to start. I know, I know; Julie Andrews says we should start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. How do you solve a problem like oppression? I've been sharing a lot of Facebook and Twitter posts about what has been reported in the news lately, and I've gotten some flack about it. Those that would have us keep our heads down and claim any news against their leaders is "hatred" say we should stop it and let [Read more...]

Anticipation of Belief

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press play... Hi there. Welcome to the grand re-opening of my website. I've been away for awhile working on my novels, but time to kick this door back down. In the words of one Khan Noonien Singh during Star Trek Into Darkness, "Shall we begin?" There is a line in Elton's song above that caught my ear this evening. Those who think difference is the child of disease... The song is called "Believe" and is more than 20 years old now. Tonight was the first time I found that line and it just screamed out to me. I'd never thought about it that way, but it makes so much sense. This human experience has hypocrisy on levels most of us cannot even fathom. The Alphas talk of the road less traveled and how important it is to blaze [Read more...]

A Blogiversay in Orange

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Press play... This week marks my fifth blogiversay and this piece was to be my normal call out to friends, other writers, and thanks to my readers. This had been a disturbing enough week, that I can't do that. From a week where many of us expected the outcome was going to go one way, it was turned on its ear Tuesday at about 10pm Eastern Time. Hearing the reports out of the United States since then, I am now afraid to travel there. I am going to the Space Coast Book Lovers event in June, but even that I am nervous about. One particular Facebook post I shared got push back from some saying what is happening this week is not the fault of the racist, misogynistic, sexist candidate that won the U.S. election this week. It feels [Read more...]

A Baseball Gender Question

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As I begin writing this post, I am sitting in a pub watching a baseball game. Indeed, I'd rather watch the snow melt, but I have time to kill while my kids are at a rehearsal, so here I am. One of the broadcasters just mentioned what a shame it is that the tradition of baseball is not being passed on by parents to the younger set. That's right. It's our fault that the younglings have no love of the diamond, the struggle of hitter v. batter, chewing tobacco, and steroids. Soon all will be forgotten. I have one question. Why should we? OBJECTION!!! Yes, this is a sex positive post, your honor. If the court allows me some leeway, I suspect my reasoning for this will be clear. I promise, your honor, at no time will I refer to the [Read more...]

Swingers at Club O Zone Toronto – A Review

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Club O Zone is well hidden. Which one might expect for a club catering to swingers. Albeit, this hidden nature is not completely on purpose as it is behind a mass of road construction just east of Toronto's Pearson International Airport off of Dixon Road. Upon pulling in front of the place, our Uber driver's mouth fell open. Being he only had an address prior to arriving, hard to say if he knew what Club O Zone was and had never seen it, or if he simply got a sense of where we were going. I suspect the former as the outside screams nightclub or reception hall but shows nothing of what goes on inside. On this cold March evening, the place opened at nine with the usual caveat that couples got a discount for showing up before ten. A [Read more...]

The Friday Review: Icicles Hand Blown Glass Massager

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It looks phallic enough; that's for certain. It's dishwasher safe and, let's be honest; there are very few real erections that are dishwasher safe. The possibility of drowning the owner is a very real concern. It's also got an impressive weight to it and, another benefit over the real thing, it won't be going flaccid anytime soon. Like many men, you can see right through it. But, better than most men, with the weight it carries it could be used to defend one's self in a home invasion. Quoting straight from the back of the package... The hypoallergenic glass is nonporous and body safe, and when cared for properly, is designed to last a lifetime... AKA, don't drop it unless on some form of padded floor covering. So what is [Read more...]

Swingers Threesome at Bowery Bliss

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With how many threesome stories I've written, it should be easy to come up with something new, right? I mean, in the swingers' lifestyle, these things are bloody near common. However, I've been bad. I have a new Skelly Manor short releasing on Amazon today and a new novel, Darwin's Sword - Savannah Book Two, out next month. So I may be a touch busy. Lovely Marie Rebelle took my suggestion for a prompt, and here I sit in a New York City hotel room trying to come up with a story about threesomes. Well, it is now 10:23 AM EST, and we have a lunch reservation for 11:30 AM, followed by a miserable day on Broadway seeing Bruce Willis in Misery for a matinee, and Les Miserables for an evening performance. Yesterday, no chance to write [Read more...]