My Story Episode #21 – Falling Out of Love

My Story Episode #21 is available. Find it on this blog, on iTunes, and on SoundCloud. If you are following along, please also rate the iTunes podcast to help spread the word! I’ve also uploaded a new page that contains all my journal entries from 2016. These have been the majority of the content for…

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My Story Episode #20 – The Biggest Mistake of my Life

My Story Episode #20 is available. Find it in all the usual places. If you are following along, please also rate the iTunes podcast to help spread the word! I’ve also uploaded a new page which will contain all my journal entries from 2016. They will be read aloud on the podcast, but several of…

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My Story Episode #19 – The 7-Year Itch

My Story Episode #19 is available. Find it in all the usual places. If you are following along, please also rate the iTunes podcast to help spread the word! I’ve also uploaded a new page which will contain all my journal entries from 2016. They will be read aloud on the podcast, but several of…

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Aoraki/Tekapo/Christchurch – 13 more days

Day 72 (Wednesday Oct 31) – Before I left Queenstown, I recorded a final good-bye. I was on the road by 2pm and took my first break around 3:30pm in the town of Cromwell. They are known for the fruit that grows in the area… As I got closer to Mt Cook village, the road…

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Days 62 to 72 – The Last 10 days in Qtown

Day 62 (Sunday Oct 21) – Since I was back in Dunedin, I decided to go to Arise church one more time. If you recall, I had gone the last week I was in Dunedin, and I had wanted to talk to the pastor about homosexuality. But, he was too busy after the service, so…

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Week 3 In GigCity – Days 29 to 35

One thing I forgot to post about occurred on day 28 (Sunday). I reached out to a gay Christian singer/songwriter/entertainer named Davis Mallory. I was leafing through an Out magazine that I found at Patrick’s place (my second Couchsurfing host in Dunedin) when I found an article on Davis. The article said he had grown…

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My Journal (and why I think EVERYONE should have a journal)

I didn’t keep journals as a child,  although I do have one from time spent in Washington, D.C. as a junior in high school. I recorded my time on plain, college-ruled paper in a 3-ring binder. I was part of a National Youth Forum on Medicine, a two-week summer program designed for high school students…

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