I have been fortunate enough to live in the Bay Area now for eight and a half years. And every day I still marvel at the unique differences between the Bay and the rest of the US.
Read MoreOne of the really fun things in my life is the lesbian-friendly band I sing back-up with, Ruby's in Town.
Read MoreYou know what's cool? Meeting women who bust up gender assumptions by running unconventional businesses.
Read MoreI used to be a radically different person. Namely, I was straight. A wife of 25 years, and a mother of two. Then came the day that I hopped in the front seat of my freshly-loaded U Haul truck, and I drove ... and drove ... and drove.
Read MoreI came out as a lesbian eight years ago, in a radical move that took me from Tiny-Town upstate New York to the center of San Francisco. I was 52.
Read MoreI'm happy to say I'm a married lesbian. It was not always thus.
Read MoreSometimes people wonder how I became a novelist. Well, I grew up in the home of a excellent and well-known storyteller, my dad, American illustrator John Falter. He painted more than 120 covers for the Saturday Evening Post in the 40's, 50’s and early 60’s, and he was known for his funny, and very human touch. He died in 1982, and his life was full of fun — and plenty of make-believe.
Read MoreA short and sweet lesbian story.
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