Why I Speak About My Unspeakable Sexual Past
(Photo of me in young adulthood) Over the years, a few people—who were brave enough to question my motives—asked me why I came…
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Tag: accepting your past
A Poem in Response to Roy Moore, Harvey Weinstein, & the Rest of the Rot-Gut Bottom
Dear Readers, I don’t write poetry often. I do it most often when I feel melancholy (code for depressed). The Holidays are coming…
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Muslimish (Part IV) Post 9/11 and Today
(Amazing Egypt, the cradle of civilization. Photographed by Les Tyler during our 2010 visit) This is a good opportunity to share more of…
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Muslimish (Part III) Acceptance and Pride
(The above photo is one I took at the Pyramids during our 2010 visit. There is no describing the power of the pyramids–the…
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You Can Never Escape Your Past
It’s true. I have been spent nearly the last ten years blogging about my life, the many struggles I have faced, such as…
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