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The Privilege, And Price, of Aging With HIV

Another National HIV/AIDS Aging Awareness Day (September 18, officially) is here and, alas, I am one year closer to age 50. These days my overall health is on the front burner in a way that it hasn’t...

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I’m a One Stick Wonder

My dream as a musician is to, someday, be a one-hit wonder. I’m on a bit of a hiatus on the local music scene right now because, well, all of that shit is too exhausting. The brand-enhancing and...

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A Day With HIV

Diagnosed at age 11, I’ve lived many of my days with HIV… At 49 I am thankful for the advancements in HIV treatment that have allowed me to far outlive my prognosis. I wear my AIDS Memorial t-shirt to...

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What Song Will You Sing Today?

Yesterday I had a routine appointment with my hematologist. A follow-up appointment, if I’m really going to dial this in for you. You see, on July 4th I declared my independence from absurdly low...

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Patience Zero Problemo

I had the horrific thought last night that my Octoberfeast series might be short-lived, like the first victim in the horror movie that says, “We’ll cover more ground if we split up.” In keeping with my...

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Do Not or Donut? Not As Easy As You Think…

Over the last year and a half I’ve been able to write about living with hemophilia for Rare Disease dot net. Starting the once-a-week prophy treatments has certainly given me more to write about. I’m...

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Of Monster Squads, Movies and Men

One of my favorite movies is the 1987 cult classic, The Monster Squad. On Monday at the Alamo in Charlottesville, I’ll be seeing it on the big screen for the third time. Squad stars André Gower and...

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From Reactive to Proactive (new article for RareDisease.Net)

Recently I started writing about life with hemophilia for RareDisease.Net, and I’ve enjoyed sharing insights about the OG of my impressively vast collection of diagnostic gems: HIV, hepatitis C, B,...

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It’s Alive! A Recent Trip and a Trip Down Memory Lane

The return of the living blog! Sort of. I tried to get some #HorrorFeast action going on here, but some travel plans disrupted the writing flow and my collection of real life horror stories and fantasy...

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A Royal Decree on Anger

I posted this on Facebook earlier this afternoon. It felt like the best way that I could contribute as an American on the eve of Election Day: Anger is insidious. My mental health has only been able to...

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