In my 61 years I have learned many things and have some good old-fashioned common sense. Send your questions to Eleanor@lesbiangcemag.com. Dear Battleaxe, I need help finding the perfect bra, I can never find anything that is comfortable. Am I the only one who hates the underwire bras? —Uncomfortable in Utica. Dear Uncomfortable, No, you […]
When I came out in the sixties, “coming out” meant reinventing the world. It meant blowing a hole in the constricting walls of homophobia in my personal life, in my culture and in American politics by living out my woman-loving ways each day. It meant clearing a new and shining path in the world with […]
Back in Spring of this year, I purchased a man’s black hat, something your grandfather would wear: a cotton/polyester blend with the narrow brim upturned in the back. Actually come to think of it, my sombrero resembles the hat Pinocchio wears in the Disney movie—minus the little feather. Yeah those Oktoberfest hats—you know the ones. […]
By the time I reached my 15th birthday, I was old. I smoked unfiltered Camel cigarettes and I had had sex with most of the boys in the neighborhood including my younger brother. I had mastered the public transport system so I could escape the stifling little town I lived in. Early every Saturday morning […]
Actually, not really, but the Spam I’ve been receiving lately at Epochalips might suggest otherwise. Epochalips is kicking ass out there, none-the-less. We’ve grown by leaps and bounds in the past 2 months, since we launched at SF Pride in June. Thanks for all your support and stay tuned for our LAUNCH PARTY in a […]
Have you seen the new lesbian cop show on TNT this summer? You know, “Rizzoli & Islesâ€? I like the not-so-subtle story line of Jane Rizzoli, a Boston police detective, and Maura Isles, the Boston medical examiner, being hard-ass professionals on the streets, but in the evening somehow they end up “accidentally†falling asleep in […]
I went back to school at 50 years old. I may be the oldest new graduate of a nursing program you have ever met. I tell people that I have retired into nursing. The thing is, I don’t feel anywhere near retirement age. Actually, after completing my Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing —I feel younger […]
Hang on, it's going to be a wild ride!
Robin
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