This may be a little preachy, but so be it. I lived for years in creature comfort, surrounded by warmth and family and oblivious to much of the suffering in the world. Worse, I really didn’t understand all the forms it could take, how invidious it was, how it could erode people’s souls and how…… Continue reading Reaching Out
Tag: Happiness
Pain
I’m contemplating pain today in all its myriad forms. We all understand the pain of a cut, they happen all the time, sharp but usually not lingering. The pain of a burn might linger awhile and go deep and can be truly excruciating. Then there are severe physical pains, passing kidney stones and childbirth come…… Continue reading Pain
The Company of Women
A strange day today starting with insomnia, progressing to migraine and trouble functioning at work. I’m afraid though that the start had an impact on work and after a bit returning home seemed the better course of action. A nap later I’m still not quite there, but certainly closer to the next opportunity at a…… Continue reading The Company of Women
Help me grow…
As far as I’ve been able to figure out, which actually is pretty difficult to do, this blog is reaching between 100 and 150 people between wordpress, facebook, linked in and twitter. I’ve been letting it grow “organically”, back following other bloggers, handing out business cards as I run into people I think might be…… Continue reading Help me grow…
What Happened?
I was visiting the hair goddess yesterday to have my hair restored to the color chosen. As a member of the fair sex I need to do that on a regular basis, yet another female tax. The goddess and I had an interesting conversation about how trans women are perceived. Some trans women struggle to…… Continue reading What Happened?
Male versus Female Sexuality
Or why God must have a wicked sense of humor Most men think foreplay is too long, almost all women know it’s too short. This isn’t news really. You can find it in popular books and headlines. Did you know that trans women get to experience this shift first hand? Yes we do! Men think…… Continue reading Male versus Female Sexuality
Venus at midnight
I see your limbs akimbo Like staggered moonlit beams Your face lit in the starlight there It brings such thoughts to me The moving shadows branches shake Add to the scene You pose upon bended knee Arch your back with ease Comfort your young lover there As she cries fitfully Soon her sobs turn into…… Continue reading Venus at midnight
Blossums
I found my love, I found her there, The scent of roses, In her hair All arrayed, In solar rays, The image burned, To end of days I held my love, I held her there, The taste of cherries, On her lips Her soft caress, Made me to glow, The softest skin, Her touch made…… Continue reading Blossums
Half full
We all know people whose life seems unlucky and those who catch every break. There are, of course, things well beyond our control, but I’ve been thinking about this and I wonder about how these people differ. Why? Well, one could make the argument that the last five or six years haven’t been terribly kind…… Continue reading Half full
Sexual Orientation
This is a complex subject and for trans people of either gender and either pre or post reassignment surgery coming up with a description is a pretty weird exercise in futility. A man who likes women is heterosexual but if that man transitions to be a trans woman she’s homosexual. Literally that’s true, at least…… Continue reading Sexual Orientation
My Gifted Life 