Blog Posts

  • Pride, but not quite fitting in.

    As Pride month is upon us and rainbows have exploded from every corporate orifice, it would be remiss of me not also to share some Pride thoughts…for those who find them perhaps out of step with the ‘community.’ Thanks for reading The Queer Notebook ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my…

  • Sometimes you cry. Sometimes it's too much.

    On rejection, job hunting and feeling like you’ll never get there. I made my Twitter account ‘sad penguin time’ for the times you just feel…a bit sad. And honestly, it feels a bit like ‘sad penguin year’ right now. I’ve reached the point of the job-ending job-hunt cycle of just feeling like all hope is…

  • Breaking up with theatre (for real this time)

    Have I broken up with the theatre properly this time? Is this also the longest break-up of my life…? Probably, but then theatre does have something of a toxic boyfriend air about it. This is, in fact, more of a decades-long situation with the kind of guy who brings a typewriter to your apartment (IYKYK).…

  • On just being very tired

    I recently spoke with a fellow writer, someone also in their 40s, about how we’re just…tired of living like this. I honestly don’t feel like I’m asking for too much. When I look at how other folks my age live their lives, it’s not just the ones able to afford fancy holidays, nice cars, or…

  • Writing an Asexual novel (or four) and why it matters on International Asexuality Day

    For International Asexuality Day, how I’m affirming my Aceness in the world through creativity It’s International Asexuality Day today, a day where we raise awareness about Asexuality…well internationally.  It often feels like a lot of pressure to have ‘something’ to say about Asexuality all the time. And while I’ve got a few blogs on that…