Barrett
The Bone Daddy Diaries: Day Two
Began injections today. So far, I don't feel like death!
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Barrett
- Jun 14, 2020
- 3 min
The Bone Daddy Diaries: Day One
What a horrible, horrible name. Anyway, I'm donating bone marrow.
Barrett
- May 2, 2020
- 2 min
EXCERPT: Enjoy the Coffee Black
Enjoy the Coffee Black is the first story in the table of contents of my current anthology project.
Barrett
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
A Routine to Save Me During 'The Great Lockdown'
I didn't realize how much stay-at-home orders would throw me off, but here we are.
Barrett
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
"The Great Lockdown"
Is this what future generations will call it?
Barrett
- Apr 19, 2020
- 1 min
The New Normal
How am I adjusting? Fine! Just fine.
Barrett
- Apr 4, 2020
- 3 min
A Progression in Time
There's a lot to unpack here.
Barrett
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
Hi, I'm dead.
Nothing to see here.
Barrett
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
What's in a stimulus check?
The government is discussing stimulus checks, but how are they playing out?
Barrett
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
Feeling the Crunch
Businesses are closed, and that means everyone's belts are tightening.
Barrett
- Mar 18, 2020
- 4 min
Are we going to be primary sources?
When students in the future cover the COVID-19 pandemic, will they read our accounts while discussing a global event that changed the world?
Barrett
- Dec 2, 2019
- 4 min
Here's to the Rest of Our Lives
Last month, I committed to the man I love.
Barrett
- Nov 11, 2019
- 15 min
An American in Paris (and London, and Frankfurt)
My partner, our friend Delaney, and I took on London, Paris, and Frankfurt over eight days.
Barrett
- Oct 7, 2019
- 4 min
Not tired of list blogs? Good. Here are my top 10 highlights of Queer Houston.
Houston's pretty gay.
Barrett
- Sep 3, 2019
- 4 min
Growing While Gay: Having Three Childhoods
Growing up, without a real concept of "gay," I began to feel like I had been living three childhoods: The public's, my parents', and mine.
Barrett
- Jul 29, 2019
- 9 min
Ceci n'est pas un tatouage.
What do caffeine-induced headaches, Broadway theatre, and Rene Magritte have in common? Me. It's me.
Barrett
- Jul 22, 2019
- 3 min
Happy New Year, Barrett
It's my birthday. Shit.
Barrett
- Jul 15, 2019
- 4 min
222 Portland Street
For a year, I lived in a small studio space in Houston’s Museum District.