fiction and musings from a gay black dude with delusions above his station
Within a couple of months of coming out in 1988, I took my first HIV test. It took two weeks to get the results at that time. Two weeks. They counseled you when they drew blood. And they counseled you when they gave you the results. But for two weeks, you were on your own….
The Doctor: Professor Watson, any being that can exist let alone thrive inside a nuclear pile is hardly likely to be deterred by a few primitive missiles. Professor Watson: But they’re the most powerful missiles we have! The Doctor: On your standards, perhaps. I think we should try much older weapons. Sarah Jane Smith: Like?…
“When they said Berkeley was ‘crunchy,’ I didn’t know they meant students’ rib cages.” – Stephen Colbert Gathered together to protest the injustices of the day, they linked arms and held firm. They linked arms as they crossed a bridge, knowing that police cars, batons, dogs, and fire hoses waited at the other end. They…
Have you ever used a pickax? The first time I ever used one was to create a ditch for a french drainage system on one side of the house. In the Bay Area, the soil is generally some type of clay. When it rains, it’s mud. But when it’s dry all bets are off. It’s…
Mom sat me in front of the TV one day in 1969. I was four and fidgety. Eventually, a big yellow bird came on the screen and introduced me and the rest of the world to Sesame Street. The rest was history. I quickly became hooked and watched it happily for many years. The fast…
