Thread. With Uptown Underground's closure, many performers - including members of @RaksGeek - will be adversely affected. On the ad...

Ironically, things are starting to settle after a year of relative chaos. Much of it has been taking some healthy self-care steps, but I...

From Left to Right: Phillip Salomon, Dawn Xiana Moon, Gordon Dymowski, Shira Raider, and Karlyn Meyer (Note: some content originally ap...

(Thread starts at this Twitter post ; check out the corresponding Twitter memory ) So for anyone who's been my friend over these p...

I hate to admit this in a public forum....but my Christmas spirit died years ago. To put it bluntly, there were too many traumatic life ...

It's been over six months since the move , and quite honestly...feeling OK with the status quo feels like a pipe dream. Granted, liv...

All I have to say is that....well, right now I'm putting the "work" into " Working Class Creative ." My primar...

After four months of work, I'm finishing up the final draft of my first novel - 60,000 words - for submission this weekend. And as mu...

Things are quiet...relatively speaking. But while I'm enjoying the quiet by catching up on freelance work (and seeking new work), here...

One of the habits that I developed during my sojourn from blogging is mastering the art of the "Twitter thread". That's ri...

Ten years ago, I packed up, rented a truck, and moved 300 miles from St. Louis to Chicago. It wasn't an easy decision - leaving eve...

Last week, I called Mom - after all, I was planning to visit and wanted to give her a heads-up. After one call went to voice mail, I waite...

So far, October has not  been a good month. As many of you know, I've been working towards building a small freelance practice . I ha...

This past week has been....well, rough. I've been shifting back and forth caring for Mom, and although the freelance work has been ...

It's cliche to say that we've lost many talented people in 2016 (both famous and common), but this is the first news that totally ...

I'll be honest, I'm having a bit of a hard time with this, but not for the reasons you may think. Fifty years ago today, Star T...

Normally, June's my month for sad rumination - after all, my father's birthday and Father's Day are within two weeks of one an...

This was where I lived in St. Louis. Pretty cool, huh?   Funny how the smallest things can lead to greater insights. This past weeke...

To be completely honest, things have been....well, busy. Busy enough that I wish it were more busy, because.... ...well, Father...

Ok, so you're probably thinking, "Gordon, why the [expletive] are you blogging at approximately 6:40 am on your birthday?" ...