Of Battered Aspect

So we were sitting having a cup of tea in a small cafe on Bloor Street waiting for Marissa and the girls. When they arrived, Marissa went wi...

Today is our 49th anniversary. The date comes from when Joe and I had a 'secret ceremony' led by a Catholic Priest who could have be...

Yesterday, on the way home from work, we were behind several cars all of whom had come to a sudden stop. From where we were we couldn't ...

Forever and completely alone. That's how I'm seen. Forever and completely alone. The security guard at the museum approaches m...

Circumstances. And. Decisions. Weeks ago Joe and I, along with Marissa, Ruby and Sadie, began planning to go to the Pride march in Tor...

I love Joseph V. Jobes. JVJ loves me. And w have done for nearly 49 years. This simple fact upset a lot of people when we established ...

Today is the day before the big Pride march in Toronto. We are going down to join in the parade and we will march with Vita Community Living...

"I don't care what you think," I said. I felt the power of those words, when spoken. The annoyance and even maybe anger was ...

What a night! Joe and I were at a meeting in the community center in the area in which we live. We were both tired from the trip from whic...

We got on the boat from Nanaimo to Vancouver with our emergency flashers on and with a bright red wheelchair placard given us from the woman...

Years ago my Aunt Vesta came to stay with Joe and I in Toronto for a little while. When we got the call that she was coming we were panic st...

Three flags flying in front of the Tyee Plaza in Campbell River. The tallest is the Canadian flag and then two flags of equal height, the ...

Dad's not here. It's Father's Day and this is the first one where he will not be in attendance. I've been thinking about ...

Yesterday I took a giant step towards being 'the guy' that I want to be ... in my mind. I'm not talking about 'THE guy' ...

Dear Camera Snipers, Yes, I dared to be in public. And, yes I saw you see me. I saw your smirks, and grins, and pointed fingers. I saw you...

I was speaking at a conference over the last couple of days and I found myself in nearly constant awe in regards to how the whole thing was ...

I got glared at today. I think I was supposed to feel badly. The look certainly sent that message. But I didn't. And I don't...

I saw them as I rolled down the cut curb into the parking lot. The rain had stopped and lots of people were taking the opportunity to get fr...

Yesterday we went to see a movie, 'A Quiet Place' at a theatre near the hotel we are staying in. The place was old and ill designed....

There was just one. I rolled up, tried the door, found it locked, and then I pulled back and began to wait. I knew that the person in the ac...