The basement air hung thick with possibility and the ghost of last night's cigarette smoke when the fucking world exploded through our sanctuary door like a hand grenade wrapped in suburban righteousness.
You are creating something with this ongoing series of stories. . .this dingy but welcoming bar, peopled by these distinctive characters. . .that I believe makes your readers wish we could, at the least, wander into the Sanctuary one night and ask, "Mind if I hang with you folks for a while?" 😊
This line “breaking beautiful souls into acceptable pieces?" carries a lifetime of wisdom. I realize after reading it that it’s the stories of my parents, of my ex husband.
Fortunately I love mosaic. The fashioning of the broken into something even more beautiful.
I have my sisters. That's all the family that I have. I truly appreciate their acceptance and support coming out. I don't have a "community". I learned that acceptance among LGBTQIA people, especially the 'G' ones is conditional. Except for my sisters, I am alone and often lonely. I so wish that there was something like this "Safe Space" nearby...
Wow!! I don't think I ever properly understood how fortunate I was to be accepted as I was by my biological family. I was raised to be a decent human being and I'm not sure it would have mattered if I hadn't been. Wish my mother was still alive so I could tell her how much I appreciated her gift.
You are creating something with this ongoing series of stories. . .this dingy but welcoming bar, peopled by these distinctive characters. . .that I believe makes your readers wish we could, at the least, wander into the Sanctuary one night and ask, "Mind if I hang with you folks for a while?" 😊
This line “breaking beautiful souls into acceptable pieces?" carries a lifetime of wisdom. I realize after reading it that it’s the stories of my parents, of my ex husband.
Fortunately I love mosaic. The fashioning of the broken into something even more beautiful.
I have my sisters. That's all the family that I have. I truly appreciate their acceptance and support coming out. I don't have a "community". I learned that acceptance among LGBTQIA people, especially the 'G' ones is conditional. Except for my sisters, I am alone and often lonely. I so wish that there was something like this "Safe Space" nearby...
Wow!! I don't think I ever properly understood how fortunate I was to be accepted as I was by my biological family. I was raised to be a decent human being and I'm not sure it would have mattered if I hadn't been. Wish my mother was still alive so I could tell her how much I appreciated her gift.
Real love is always a choice, and you choose it no matter what. <3
Love this. Thank you.
“The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." - Ancient Proverb (often misquoted as "blood is thicker than water")
I did not know -awesome!
I love writing these stories.
They are thought provoking and a joy
Thank you. Much.
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We can tell. :-))
What gave it away?
How about a somewhat exuberant tone???
"Exuberant" is the wrong word. "Triumphant" would have been a better choice.