Well, I have three more days left of the day job. Three. Then the days of regular weekly paychecks are over. Small as they sometimes are, they are always there, directly deposited into my account and enough for me to pay my bills and have some extras. I’ve never been wealthy. There have been times …
I had my first author appearance today at the trans family support group at the LGBT community center in Cleveland. I was terrified, because terrified is what I do. I was anxious about any number of things. Will they hate me? Will I make my pitch and ask for questions and get nothing but dead …
Wasn’t it just a few days ago that I wrote something about learning the futility of getting myself all worked up and anxious about something because it is never as bad as it seems? Yeah. I wish I could take my own advice. I have my author appearance tomorrow at the LGBT community center where …
I don’t really believe in natural motivation. If I want to follow an exercise program, I have to write a schedule and pretend that it is basically my second job. I don’t jump out of bed every morning saying, “Yay! It’s time to rise and shine and do chest, back, and abs today! I’m so …
Finnian Burnett 