Aug 10

THE DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICA

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When I was still working for city government, I formed a great friendship with a female co-worker. We used to talk about everything. She knew I was gay and accepted that fact. She also knew years ago that I’d been through a nasty divorce just as she was going through one currently. We exchanged notes about how bad my ex-husband or her soon-to-be former husband were. We spoke about our husbands’ idiocy about misusing our children’s affections or playing games with child support, hoping if things were bad enough for us, we’d come running back to them. We shared the difficulties of raising children as single working mothers. On the job, we also wondered why this unqualified, lazy so and so was promoted or given a raise when we had more qualifications and better service records, but we were not considered promotable. We had typical girl talks. While I liked all the things I had in common with my good friend, what really fascinated me was our weekly discussions about televisions programs we watched, which sometimes led to political discussions. My friend convinced me to watch Sleepy Hollow. I truly loved idea of a young Black as a romantic interest […]
Aug 01

THE JUDGE; finally breaks down and tells the truth!

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Dr. Cynthia Singleton grows curious about her new next-door neighbor, who looks so familiar to her. During an early morning jog, Cynthia finds Judge Gideon badly beaten and near death on the local high school’s running track. After saving the judge’s life, Cynthia meets his family at the hospital. She realizes his daughter, Evangeline Updike-Humphreys is the same woman she had a summer fling while in college, decades ago. She has no idea how angry Evangeline still is about their broken relationship. When Evangeline angrily refuses her medical help, she debates whether to continue to treat the judge. She wonders who tried to kill the judge. Why kill the judge and what she can do about it? Can she and Evangeline have more than a summer fling with each other? Can they overcome their differences and the lies they’ve heard over decades? Will their families, friends and the sheriff stop interfering with their relationship? Will Cynthia and Evangeline finally get together and live happily ever after? The Judge final breaks down and tells the truth! is available for order now on Kindle, Draft 2 Digital and Smashwords. ASIN: B0F7HXHHL5 (Kindle Version $3.99) ASIN: B0F7RF67JP (Print Version $13.99) Here are the […]
Jul 27

WHY I WROTE: THE JUDGE; Finally breaks down and tells the truth!

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a do-over in life? I mean you did something you regret doing or something you didn’t do and feel you should have. Then you wondered how your life would be now, taking the opposite course or going in the opposite direction? How would your life be different if that change had taken place? I wondered what the change would look like. I decided to examine that very change. Suppose you were married with children, well with one child who was your baby. You want only the best for your child. That’s exactly what you gave your child. You had plenty of money and you spoiled her rotten. You could definitely afford to give her the best home in the best neighborhood. She had a wonderful wardrobe that was updated to the latest fashion trend. She attended excellent schools. New cars to drive and people to drive her wherever she wanted to go. Before you knew it, your daughter grew up. She learned to say no. The biggest no she told you when you asked her not to be gay. And to leave the young woman you caught her with […]
Jul 20

SUCCESS MEANS LEARNING TO FAIL

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The picture above is a view of the Riverside Drive’s Park between West 144th Street and West 142nd Street. The strip park run along Riverside Drive and follows the Hudson River. Parts of the drive mingle with the West Side Highway and so the park overlooks the highway or 12th Avenue. Other parts of the park disappear and reappear further uptown and end somewhere in Inwood. The park still has uniquely antique elements. Note the water fountain, the cobblestone made of bricks, and the old-fashioned street lamps that work. What’s most interesting to me is the way one main road separates into two paths. It reminds me of Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken. For the past six months, my niece and I have grown particularly close. One reason is that my sister, who was also her mother, died six months ago. I’ve always considered my niece like a daughter and so this was a natural progression of things. Another reason we’ve grown close, I’ve been giving her some advice about jobs. Lately, my suggestions have been geared towards her new promotion. A little more than a year ago, she took a job as an entry level employee with a […]
Jul 13

THE DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICA

by B.L. in Other 0 comments
When I was still working for city government, I formed a great friendship with a female co-worker. We used to talk about everything. She knew I was gay and accepted that fact. She also knew years ago that I’d been through a nasty divorce just as she was going through one currently. We exchanged notes about how bad my ex-husband or her soon-to-be former husband were. We spoke about our husbands’ idiocy about misusing our children’s affections or playing games with child support, hoping if things were bad enough for us, we’d come running back to them. We shared the difficulties of raising children as single working mothers. On the job, we also wondered why this unqualified, lazy so and so was promoted or given a raise when we had more qualifications and better service records, but we were not considered promotable. We had typical girl talks. While I liked all the things I had in common with my good friend, what really fascinated me was our weekly discussions about televisions programs we watched, which sometimes led to political discussions. My friend convinced me to watch Sleepy Hollow. I truly loved idea of a young Black as a romantic interest […]
Jul 01

THE JUDGE; finally breaks down and tells the truth!

by B.L. in Other 0 comments
Dr. Cynthia Singleton grows curious about her new next-door neighbor, who looks so familiar to her. During an early morning jog, Cynthia finds Judge Gideon badly beaten and near death on the local high school’s running track. After saving the judge’s life, Cynthia meets his family at the hospital. She realizes his daughter, Evangeline Updike-Humphreys is the same woman she had a summer fling while in college, decades ago. She has no idea how angry Evangeline still is about their broken relationship. When Evangeline angrily refuses her medical help, she debates whether to continue to treat the judge. She wonders who tried to kill the judge. Why kill the judge and what she can do about it? Can she and Evangeline have more than a summer fling with each other? Can they overcome their differences and the lies they’ve heard over decades? Will their families, friends and the sheriff stop interfering with their relationship? Will Cynthia and Evangeline finally get together and live happily ever after? The Judge final breaks down and tells the truth! is available for order now on Kindle, Draft 2 Digital and Smashwords. ASIN: B0F7HXHHL5 (Kindle Version $3.99) ASIN: B0F7RF67JP (Print Version $13.99) Here are the […]
Jun 22

WHY I WROTE: THE JUDGE; Finally breaks down and tells the truth!

by B.L. in Other 0 comments
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a do-over in life? I mean you did something you regret doing or something you didn’t do and feel you should have. Then you wondered how your life would be now, taking the opposite course or going in the opposite direction? How would your life be different if that change had taken place? I wondered what the change would look like. I decided to examine that very change. Suppose you were married with children, well with one child who was your baby. You want only the best for your child. That’s exactly what you gave your child. You had plenty of money and you spoiled her rotten. You could definitely afford to give her the best home in the best neighborhood. She had a wonderful wardrobe that was updated to the latest fashion trend. She attended excellent schools. New cars to drive and people to drive her wherever she wanted to go. Before you knew it, your daughter grew up. She learned to say no. The biggest no she told you when you asked her not to be gay. And to leave the young woman you caught her with […]
Jun 15

IF YOU KNEW YOU WERE GAY…

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“First of all, I am not writing this note to start a fight with you, or to judge you. It is just a question that has been on my mind. From what I have read, there is a school of thought throughout the LGBT community that being gay is not a choice that gay people make. It is something that they are born with, and they know from a very early age that they are gay. It is not something that they can turn on or off like a light. If this is true, why did you marry me? If you knew in your heart that you were gay, wasn’t marrying me and then having a child with me wrong?” Those were the words in my ex-husband’s email that got me to thinking. I wondered how I might answer him. This should be easy, I thought. I’m a writer. I use words to present my arguments and defend myself, don’t I? I answered my own question with a loud YES; I can do this. Jump forward six months. It was late August, hot and humid, but I still hadn’t answered ex-husband’s email. I asked a couple of friends what to […]
Jun 08

COMING OUT AT 47

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I read this article from a worried parent years ago. I found the question interesting enough to write about. The mother says, “My sixteen-year-old son told me that he is gay. What should I do about it?” Today, I’d add my own experience of coming out as a lesbian. I wasn’t as young as that mother’s son was when he said, “Guess what, Mom? I’m gay.” Nope, that wasn’t me. I was forty-seven years old before I finally admitted to me that I was gay and then I admitted it to my family. Question: Isn’t 47 a little old to discover one’s orientation? Shouldn’t a person know before they reach 30 who or what they like? At 47, a person has lived over half her life in the shadows and maybe with the wrong gender as well. How is a major life change possible at that age? Permit me to explain my particular situation. I’m a Baby Boomer. When I grew up, young women were just beginning to flex their muscles. They were thinking about working in non-traditional jobs and considered living non-traditional lives. Most of the women I knew when I was a kid wore traditional clothes to represent […]
Jun 01

THE JUDGE; finally breaks down and tells the truth!

by B.L. in Other 0 comments
Dr. Cynthia Singleton grows curious about her new next-door neighbor, who looks so familiar to her. During an early morning jog, Cynthia finds Judge Gideon badly beaten and near death on the local high school’s running track. After saving the judge’s life, Cynthia meets his family at the hospital. She realizes his daughter, Evangeline Updike-Humphreys is the same woman she had a summer fling while in college, decades ago. She has no idea how angry Evangeline still is about their broken relationship. When Evangeline angrily refuses her medical help, she debates whether to continue to treat the judge. She wonders who tried to kill the judge. Why kill the judge and what she can do about it? Can she and Evangeline have more than a summer fling with each other? Can they overcome their differences and the lies they’ve heard over decades? Will their families, friends and the sheriff stop interfering with their relationship? Will Cynthia and Evangeline finally get together and live happily ever after? The Judge final breaks down and tells the truth! is available for pre-order now on Kindle, Draft 2 Digital and Smashwords. The release date is 6/2/25. ASIN: B0F7HXHHL5 (Kindle Version $3.99) ASIN: B0F7RF67JP (Print […]
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