When Pride Comes Before My Own Fall Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man June 7, 2024 0Happy Pride. I’m proud that on the last Wednesday in May, I completed my 30 rounds of radiation therapy at...
Tiptoe Through the Tulips on the Way to Nothingness Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man April 6, 2024 0In my last column, I shared that I’d been diagnosed with a large brain tumor behind my left eye. Six...
Come Die With Me Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man March 8, 2024 0While you were rummaging through countless love letters and chocolates on Valentine’s Day, I was shacked up at Emory St....
The Misery of Romance Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man February 20, 2024 0Gay men as old as me can truthfully say that in the last 50 years, our freedom to love has...
Bring Back Poor Taste Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man January 11, 2024 0Since you’re old, I’m sure you remember reading, amid the tales of hometown heroes and gynecology, the monthly essay in Reader’s...
All I Want for Christmas is Silence Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man December 21, 2023 0I dislike Christmas music, but this year, whenever I tour Twitter, CNN, or TikTok, I keep hearing an angel croon, “Silent...
The King of Kindness Has a Fabulous Disease Cliff Bostock Books October 13, 2023 0Mark S. King, well known as the Atlanta-based author of the “My Fabulous Disease” blog, has collected some of his...
Are You Worried About Authenticity? Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man September 21, 2023 0The cover of the October issue of Psychology Today is plastered with a popular buzzword that makes my skin crawl: authenticity. The...
When Everyone Knows You’re Wrong Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man August 21, 2023 0“I really love your writing!” someone yelled at me as I walked back to my car after a Queer Nation...
Scared of Dogs, In Love with Cats Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man July 20, 2023 0Frequently, long enough after sunset that quiet has descended in Grant Park, a man passes by our house with two...
Make Cheshire Bridge Filthier Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man June 16, 2023 0Here we go again. Thousands of people who choose to live in the vicinity of Cheshire Bridge Road are once...