Category: SAGE Story Telling Group

So, I was once again very tempted to pull from my past writings for this group to have something to offer around this topic. The group directive has always been to use the weekly prompt as a jumping-off point for

I’ll start this piece with an h/t to Wikipedia which helped with many of the details here on bag balm. My first thought with the prompt “Balm” was bag balm. Bag balm refers to a salve consisting primarily of Vaseline

Irritation is defined as the state of feeling annoyed, impatient, or slightly angry. Well, all I can say I guess is welcome to my world much of the time these days. I am reminded of a cartoon I saw recently

I am writing on this topic in its plural form of viruses and not the singular virus. This is to acknowledge that there have been many viruses in my life, and I expect maybe a few more before all is

One of the first things to come to my mind with the word clock is that time is running out. Perhaps this is spurred on by the fact that I will be 72 in a few weeks and my body

Autumn has always been my favorite time of year. Spring is a time of year I do look forward too but not as much as Autumn. Fall does win out though due at least somewhat to the vibrant colors and

Schadenfreude is a German word that means taking delight in the misfortune of others. I have seen it pop up several times lately primarily on Facebook and in relation to Donald Trump’s recent COVID-19 diagnosis. It is a rather complex

1972 was an important year for me. It was the first time I ever voted in a presidential election and in December of that year I and a few friends headed out to Colorado after a very inebriated evening drinking

Too Much Information (TMI) has in many instances been the story of my adult life certainly from the age of 18 on. Particularly in the areas of my HIV infection and sexual orientation in general I have often not held

The first thing that came to mind with this week’s prompt of Bring Together was our LBGTQ community center and it’s wonderful though at times tumultuous history dating back to the mid-1970s. We are gathered here today on Zoom sharing