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Mark The Date: August 18! That’s when Rainbow Advocacy Press releases my new novel, RUTHLESS!, the latest installment in my Nothing Can Tear Us Apart series. I’m proud and excited! Rainbow Advocacy Press was created to publish books and written works focused on LGBTQ+ history, identity, human rights, and culture. To prepare you for the RUTHLESS! experience, I’m posting excerpts from SHATTERED!, the current installment in the Nothing Can Tear Us Apart series. [...]

Mark The Date: August 18! That’s when Rainbow Advocacy Press releases my new novel, RUTHLESS!, the latest installment in my Nothing Can Tear Us Apart series. I’m proud and excited! Rainbow Advocacy Press was created to publish books and written works focused on LGBTQ+ history, identity, human rights, and culture. To prepare you for the RUTHLESS! experience, I’m posting excerpts from SHATTERED!, the current installment in the Nothing Can Tear Us [...]

April 16 is the birthday of Essex Hemphill, arguably the most critically acclaimed and best-known contemporary openly Gay/SGL African American poet, author, performance artist, and activist. He helped shatter the silence surrounding Gay/SGL Black experiences and empowered other Gay/SGL Black men to find their voices. This ahead-of-his-time creative’s literary impact is still felt today; he’s opened the doors for myriad authors—including [...]

I’m soooooooo excited—and I just can’t hide it!” Those lyrics, sung by the Pointer Sisters, the celebrated and mega pop vocal group, fit me to a tee. Why? Well, because I’m one of the honorees of the 2026 PrideIndex.com Esteem Awards! The in-person ceremony will take place on Saturday, July 18, at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted Street, Chicago, from 1:00 to 4:00 [...]

“Nothing Can Tear Us Apart—SHATTERED!” is still servin’ up the Heat, the Passion, the Power, and the Hawtness! And this August, its sequel, “RUTHLESS!”, drops like an atomic bomb! Check out this FIVE-Star Amazon Review of “SHATTERED!” 5.0 out of 5 stars Relationship-focused, thrilling, provocative   Where do I begin? "Nothing Can Tear Us Apart--SHATTERED!" is a spellbinding tour de force that had [...]

Today is “V-Day”—Valentine’s Day!  In recognition of this special day of L-U-V, I decided to answer the following question:  “Is there a particular recipe for nurturing and preserving a successful, lasting LGBTQ+ relationship?”     To find out, I consulted an expert:  certified personal love coach Brian Rzepczynski, columnist for The Gay Love Coach.  His answer?  “No.”  Then he explains, “One of the beauties of [...]