Rising for me today: On January 18, 1997, one year, eight months, and ten days after our younger son Bill committed suicide after a bashing based on his sexual orientation, I published an essay “Too Many Kids Like My Bill” which is in part included here: There is so much grief with the death of …
When I shared this image on Facebook on November 16, 2024, Alec commented: The expressive lines at the top show up more clearly in the original than here. But if she chooses to print it she can control the color and contrast.
I responded: Regarding the ‘original,’ my art is created digitally and every screen and monitor has its own settings of hue and saturation and contrast and value …
I’ve been thinking a lot about the violence happening in and between Gaza Strip/West Bank and Israel now [Hamas and the Israeli government], and how because this is so complex and there is so much history predating October 7th it has seemed impossible for me to make a statement of what I believe. So I …