One year ago today I married the perfect woman for me. First marriage for both of us — I just turned 50 and she was 46. After thirty-ish years of being a serial dater, I finally owned up to the truth — what I’d been doing wasn’t working, yet somehow I was able to justify […]
Saying What You See
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Soul Growth Radio. Our magazine’s first theme is “Saying What You See.” In a writing workshop I took from Anne Lamott last year, she talked about the culture of denial in growing up with a family of alcoholics. She said that she heard again and again from family members […]
Verse, Ariane Nicole
Love has no bounds. It tastes like infinite skies, seeking only to express itself beyond our wildest imaginations. Those we thought we lost shine with even more presence, as the mind adjusts, like the eyes looking at the sun for the first time. –Ariane Nicole
Mic Check Blog
Spirits, Closets and Community (Oh My) The closet and I have an intimate relationship. Eighteen years and umpteen side jobs ago, I was the editor in chief of The Bulletin, the California Central Coast’s LGBT and HIV/AIDS Community magazine. We were centered in Santa Barbara and we outreached to a Tri-County area. But our small […]