Turning 50 Monday was my 50th birthday. It seems obligatory to say something along the lines of what a newly turned 50-year-olds should say. Something like, "Sometimes my body feels like 50 in the morning but my mind feels 20 all the time." It's true! How the heck did I get this old?! Ugh! So weird... Leading up to this milestone I have been …
A Tale of Two Closets
[callout]This is the intro to the memoir I have written (rough draft at least). Thought I would get back to posting excerpts regularly again. Your thoughts and feedback would be encouraged and appreciated.[/callout] I have two "coming out" stories. I don't recommend it. Coming out once is difficult enough but twice is #NotFun. Once you are out, …
The Blood On My Hands
Tuesday it was my joy and honor to meet Reverend Terri Steed Pierce of Joy MCC Church Orlando. Lately, I have been yearning to get back into spiritual fellowship and decided it was time to reach out to her. We met yesterday to get acquainted and I shared my story. I also shared how I wanted to reclaim my spiritual calling, gifts, skill set, and use …
A Self-Proclaimed Ex-Gay SuperStar (Book Excerpt)
When Tony called the office, and on hold waiting to talk to me, I have to be honest; I did not want to talk to him ... at all! I mean not at all. Tony was an ass. Not just an ass but a high maintenance let's throw down in front of the whole country kind of an ass. Tony, not his real name to protect the mean, had been thrown out of our Exodus …
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An Extra Seat At The Table (Memoir Excerpt)
(Excerpted From Chapter 3, Memoir) At one time in my young adult party years, I was renting a couch (not a room, or apartment, a literal couch) for $40 a week. That's when an unusual situation arose. “Randy, you GO to that bible study!” was the somewhat loud and earnest voice coming from the phone. It was my Mom. She had called to see if Bruce …
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