Tag Archives: lonely

Glitterfesto and the power of Queer Confusion

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

Ok friends. As I promised, back to queer optimism.  I can say this without lying: I’m an optimistic lonely gay. I know this sounds like an oxymoron but it’s true. Optimism is part of my politics of loneliness, a queerly … Continue reading →

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Freud’s lesbians

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

22. So, I’ve been absent from myself for a few days now. Today, I blame narcissism. Yes, my own and also the books on it that I’m sifting through like a pigeon bobbing its beak in street-shit for this chapter … Continue reading →

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Not my own memoir

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

13. By way of waking up today I dreamt in memoir. Literally. I lay in bed sleeping but kinda stirring and wrote the beginning pages of what will never actualize, but seemed pretty clearly, my memoir. My first line was: … Continue reading →

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One

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

6. Today I am multitasking. Goddess help us all. I am writing my thesis, this blog, a sketch for my Second City comedy class, and making a carrot cake for a 1 year old, from scratch. Do I cook? Nope. … Continue reading →

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David’s happiness

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

5. Here’s the thing. I’m hungover. Yes, I’m 33 and still manage to be hungover on a Tuesday. And my horoscope was less than exciting this morning so I avoided it. Here it is, though, for consistency’s sake: Sagittarius horoscope … Continue reading →

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