[Trigger warnings: loss, death of parent, grief.] Ten days ago, the weekend I was staying with my closest climbing buddy and his partner, after my solo hike on Sunday I could feel this lump in my throat, this knot in my chest as I relaxed. Grief. Grief that needed to be honored and released. IContinue reading “Grief and that unrelenting yearning”
Tag Archives: love
Craving platonic human touch
I miss human touch. But I’m also terrified of it. I have similar contradictory feelings when it comes to the desire for connection with & interest from gay men. I think both of these contradictory desires of mine boil down to the same thing: I crave platonic human touch. I not only want human touch,Continue reading “Craving platonic human touch”
My type of love
Last week I was invited to a “friends pre-Christmas party” and the host had several really good quotes on her fridge. My favorite one read, “If you love something, set it free. If it returns, keep it and love it forever.” A few days later, as I reflected on yet another “full moon shedding ritual”,Continue reading “My type of love”
The Little Prince and the Fox 