Adventures in France & Germany, Part 1

When I think of fall colors, my mind usually turns to the New England trees of my youth, warm reds, oranges, and yellows.

Every Saturday, 1:30 - 2:30, we rotate to a different corner in Oakland and Emeryville to raise awareness that things are not okay and let our friends and neighbors know that we are fighting for equit...

I first learned of the “infinity mirror rooms” of the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who died this month at the age of 97, in a trivia contest.

(It’s OK, my husband knows all about it)

Go screw, San Francisco Giants. This year I’m rooting for the Mariners!

I first visited Alcatraz as a tourist back in 1991, visiting family in San Francisco.

As regular readers of my Substack know, I mailed the following letter to the San Francisco Giants for their disgraceful homophobic actions of some of the pitching staff, along with the team’s failure ...

The SF Giants have again angered some fans with a form letter taking no responsibility and offering no apology for Pride Night debacle.

Gay SF Giants fan Chris Delyani told the team in a letter that paying them over $100 for this year's Pride Night was a punch to the stomach.

Being the old married couple that we are, Dan and I sit out Independence Day festivities most years, choosing instead to hunker down at home with our freaked-out cats while fireworks explode outside o...

In between catching up with old high school friends and collecting book awards during my whirlwind stay in Chicago last week, I managed to snag some time strolling through the galleries of the Art Ins...

I submitted my novel “Norma and the Blue Hour” to the Next Generation Indie Book Awards knowing that winners and finalists would be celebrated at a reception at the Newberry Library in Chicago, one of...

After two incredible but busy days of sightseeing, meeting old high school friends, going to art museums, and collecting two literary awards in Chicago, I came home late yesterday afternoon thinking I...

After being disrespected by the San Francisco Giants on Pride Night on June 12, it was nice to find myself on friendlier territory last night—a special screening of the RuPaul-led drag queen action-co...

ALT: Max Greenfield (Schmidt) Dry Heaving

After a miserable week of protesting last week’s public bigotry by four San Francisco Giants pitchers, I was glad to find myself on friendlier territory, on the Univeristy Avenue Overpass above Highwa...

The Alysa's Gold flavor was a huge success with its namesake.

Ryan Walker is accustomed to getting messages from upset fans.

It's gonna be a while before you get to the meaning of that title, so bear with me

An event that should never have occurred, and I don't mean the Pride Night itself.