It Does Not Matter How Slowly You Go As Long As You Do Not Stop

“It does not matter how slowly go you go as long as you do not stop.”-Confucius For over three years now, I have been having to make statements like these to myself.  I still need to remind myself of this from time to time.   One of the things I love about where I live is…

Even The Prettiest Girls Hide Dark Secrets

Actually…most of us don’t have true dark secrets we are hiding, but if I made a guy or two nervous… *shrugs and giggles* One of the things that is so fascinating with blogging is all of the different people and styles in the community.  I think that is one of the things that makes blogging…

Is There A Problem?

I think Halloween is going to be the death of me… Ironically, I love celebrating Halloween in real life.  I love seeing the kids all dressed up and having fun.  I love watching horror movies with friends.  I love costume parties.  As I wrote about before…I love the freedom we have to express ourselves at…

Laying Demons To Rest

Do you believe in demons?  I know I sure do. In saying that, I am not referring to supernatural demons….though I am not saying they do or don’t exist.  I don’t know if they do or not.  I am referring to the demons I, and everyone for that matter, carry within ourselves. I carried so…

Going Down?

As I worked on this picture, all I could think of was Aerosmith’s Love In An Elevator.  Remember the woman at the beginning with the simple words to Stephen Tyler? “Going down?” Well…its October and that means a new round of FaMESHed X and I am so grateful to be a part of this amazing event…

Demonized

One of the problems with being a part of any marginalized group is that, one way or another, you end up being demonized by others. The first time I experienced that feeling was when I started dating my ex-wife.  She was African American and, despite her intelligence and the way she carried herself in public,…