Why should rapists get to run free while women are forever burdened? I am not a political writer. I write about less important things, like climate change. How to hook up with guys. Sometimes it’s about my favorite songs from the past 50 years. I think about paper clips —…

Crow’s Feet Writing Prompt #9: Nostalgia. BONUS: Recipe Included! Nostalgia comes in many shapes and forms for different people. I used to think that nostalgia was something bought or collected. That’s memorabilia. Nostalgia is really a feeling brought on by our senses. The sense of smell may be the strongest…

This is why — My blood began to boil. My face turned beet red. I wanted to scream out loud, “what is wrong with you people?!” But I’m in New Mexico, and they probably would have thought it was over the theft of cars and catalytic converters, which I get. …

The rivers and lakes are stressed to the max — Around 1995 or so, at the height of her popularity and before her prison sentence, a parody of Martha Stewart Living was published, titled, “Is Martha Stewart Living?” While it was genuinely hysterical cover-to-cover, my favorite article was “How to Make Water.” The first ingredient on the list was —…

Writing Prompt #6 (I Think) Prelude My first article in Crow’s Feet was published on May 19. In 24 hours it only had a paltry 6 views. Maybe because I’m new here? Or is it that I’m not at the usual retirement age yet? Well, it's now up to 64 views…

I wonder if it’s this hard in the straight world? — Editor’s note: With the monkeypox virus currently circulating among gay and bisexual men, exercise caution with hookup and crowded clubs. See this Fenway Institute fact sheet to learn about about safer/responsible practices. As I’ve mentioned before in this series, I prefer picking up men in a bar or somewhere else…

On to the next affliction — It seems like it was too easy. I kind of feel guilty about it. But it’s not necessarily over, and I’ll get to that. I had a host of maladies that (seemingly) had nothing to do with the lymphatic cancer that I was diagnosed as having in December. The two…

Writing Prompt #?: My favorite songs from the year I turned 16 — Well, hell. I know that somewhere on Plethora of Pop, a writing prompt or challenge was publicized having to do with your favorite songs from the year you turned 16. But damn if I can find it. So I’ll just pretend I know what I’m doing. I’ve wanted to participate…

Why this has become my niche — I’m as close as it comes to being a climate change reporter without actually being one. More often than not, other Medium writers suggest that one should stick with writing about, or in, one niche. I picked a doozy. Formerly, I wrote in nine, count ’em, nine — subject areas…