Category Archives: Reflections

powerless

Posted on April 16, 2018 by

Yesterday we had a fierce storm with tornado like winds, driving downpours of rain and no electricity from about 2:30 p.m. until 9:00 0’clock this morning. As darkness fell in our family room last evening, Charly had a mindful moment … Continue reading →

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and soon I’m two and seventy

Posted on April 14, 2018 by

I had a very sweet Happy Birthday message today on my Columbia High Class of 1964 message board from one of my boyfriends who I noticed had sent me birthday greetings for the past 3 years on this website which … Continue reading →

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good luck to A’ja Wilson in WNBA draft!

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

Coach Dawn Staley is ready to erect a statue honoring Gamecock women’s basketball All-Everything and All-That Wizard of the Hoops A’ja Wilson, and I say let’s put that marble statue smack dab in the front of the Colonial Life Arena asap. … Continue reading →

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USC Upstate – here we come!

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

The Eighth Biennial Bodies of Knowledge Symposium will be held this week at USC Upstate April 9 – 11. The theme for this year’s symposium is Creating a Better World for LGBTQ people. You gotta love it. Tomorrow morning (Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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road trip to Francis Marion University!

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

What a wonderful reception for Southern Perspectives on the Queer Movement: Committed to Home at Pride Week at Francis Marion University last night! A group of 30 students plus several faculty members gathered in Lowrimore Auditorium to hear four contributors … Continue reading →

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committed to home goes to Francis Marion University

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Good fortune is mine this week because of an invitation to bring contributors from Southern Perspectives to Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina, as a part of their Pride Week celebration…Wednesday evening from 6 – 7:30. The LGBTS Alliance sponsors Pride Week. Lance … Continue reading →

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hail, hail – the gang’s all here

Posted on March 30, 2018 by

Christmas memories seem strange on Good Friday, but then the mind often ignores time or at least is able to reconstruct its meandering corridors to bring buried secrets to the surface of consciousness. One of my favorite Christmas gifts when … Continue reading →

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a joyful evening with Openings

Posted on March 28, 2018 by

What an awesome night the panel of Committed to Home contributors and I had at the monthly meeting of Openings last night at the Jubilee! Circle Center. Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge, who is the pastor of Jubilee! Circle, welcomed us warmly and shared part of her journey … Continue reading →

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I stand with Emma – we call BS

Posted on March 24, 2018 by

We don’t get them back, y’all said Jennifer Hudson in the middle of her moving musical tribute at the March For Our Lives in Washington, DC today. Hudson sang The Times, They Are A-Changing with a DC choir backing her up and a … Continue reading →

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keeping on keeping on

Posted on March 22, 2018 by

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action. And because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.  And if you block it, it will … Continue reading →

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