Category Archives: Gay

Mental Health V: Peace of Mind

Posted on 08/31/2022 by paulefallon

The last in a series of five essays about Mental Health to celebrate the dog days of August. Mental Health I: Why Do I Write? Mental Health II: Suicide is Painless Mental Health III: You Were Never Sick; Get Yourself … Continue reading →

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Mental Health IV: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Posted on 08/24/2022 by paulefallon

The fourth in a series of five essays about Mental Health to celebrate the dog days of August. Mental Health I: Why Do I Write? Mental Health II: Suicide is Painless Mental Health III: You Were Never Sick; Get Yourself … Continue reading →

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Mental Health III: You Were Never Sick, Get Yourself Better

Posted on 08/17/2022 by paulefallon

The third in a series of five essays about Mental Health to celebrate the dog days of August. Mental Health I: Why I Write Mental Health II: Suicide is Painless When you have a substitute school bus driver, it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Mental Health II: Suicide is Painless

Posted on 08/10/2022 by paulefallon

The second in a series of five essays about Mental Health to celebrate the dog days of August. Mental Health I: Why I Write On Friday March 28, 1975 I tried to kill myself. I failed. I hadn’t failed at … Continue reading →

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Mental Health I: Why Do I Write?

Posted on 08/03/2022 by paulefallon

The first in a series of five essays about Mental Health to celebrate the dog days of August. I’d been writing words and sentences since the first grade. As a person of engineering temperament, I expressed myself with logic and … Continue reading →

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Let Us Give Blood!

Posted on 04/06/2022 by paulefallon

In January, the American Red Cross proclaimed its first ever “blood crisis.” Boston-area hospitals have established priority protocols should available blood become scarce. My response to this humanitarian challenge: Tough Nuggies to the homophobic Red Cross. Forty-five years ago, as … Continue reading →

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Homosexuals Rub Shoulders at The Met

Posted on 02/06/2018 by paulefallon

Dapper gents in green ties have eyed each other across the galleries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art for over a century. There’s nothing new in that. What’s new these days, green ties long discarded, is that we get to … Continue reading →

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10 Gay Sensibilities on Parade Over Thanksgiving Weekend

Posted on 12/04/2014 by paulefallon

Over the four day Thanksgiving weekend I recognized gay sensibilities integrated into every aspect of our culture. After six decades on this planet, I’m thankful that, for many of us, being gay in America allows our fullest expression. My dream … Continue reading →

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