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I am happy to be serving Helium as Steward of the Memoirs sub channel of the Creative Writing Channel. I look forward to meeting many of you in the days to come.

I am a 76 year old retired Chaplain, happily married, with two grown sons. Although I was a minister

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Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Are people born gay?: 14 of 102
Thank God For The Braid His name was George. Perhaps you might think that an odd name for a sheep. Some shepherds do name their charges but usually the names run more like "Rocky" or "Blacky" or "Button? But George was the only name that would fit this curious sheep. He had a long pony tail that came right off of the back of... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues How to avoid being judgmental towards homosexual relationships: 1 of 7
JUST PERSONS WHO WANT TO BE Most of the folks in Jim's neighborhood liked to think of him as "that homosexual down the street". This was a group of people who certainly would have prefered that he lived somewhere else. These were not "bad" people, but simply people with a narrow perspective. Not once did they see Jim as a hu... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Identifying the most important gay relationship issues: 2 of 13
A DECISION TO BE MADE Cleveland Scott, alias Art Scott, has a problem. He has to decide who he really is. Of course he knows his name, his family background, that he is a successful architect. He knows that he has a daughter, Sonya, and a wife, Jan, or perhaps a soon-to-be former wife. You might wonder why Cleveland Scott, a... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Is homosexuality natural?: 11 of 60
A GHOST NO MORE "The Owl and the Pussy Cat" was the name of a small Bistro in the city of Cincinnati at the turn of the 2Oth century. It was frequented by homosexuals, transsexuals, bisexuals and many people of both sexes who simply considered themselves free and open minded. There was a small group of literary folk that lik... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Drama & Issues Teens and life lessons from friendships: 6 of 20
LOVE YOURSELF, "WARTS AND ALL". THEN OTHERS CAN LOVE YOU, ALSO, "WARTS AND ALL". Mercury was considered the fastest runner of the ancient gods. But Mercury could not have caught the heels of our own Humphrey Wiggins at Ardsly High School. He is absolutely phenomenal by all standards of speed that you might apply, the 50 yard... More..
Relationships & Family > Siblings The relationship between brothers and sisters: 24 of 58
TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN: A SHORT STORY "To whom much is given, much is required." Such sentiment probably was the origin of the expression, "Nobles oblige". Such was certainly the strongly felt attitude of Russell Portnoy on the day that he was handed his college degree. Russell had gone to college the very hard way, working e... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Getting accepted as a gay: 5 of 11
Hansel and Gretel "Hansel and Gretel" was the story of a brother and sister who encountered a wicked old woman with a large stove. But it is also the story of two lovers - Hansel Liebowitz and Gretel Gottlieb, who encountered their own peril. Hansel and Gretel were "going steady" in early high school. They wanted nothing mor... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues How to tell your parents that you are gay: 10 of 18
DANCING AROUND HEAVEN "Oh Joy. Would you please come by the house on your way home from work today? That is, if you don't have something pressing." "Doll, I'll be there with bells on. I've been missing you like crazy." Joy was Sarah's youngest daughter. All of the other three daughters had gotten married and moved away but J... More..
Relationships & Family > Married Life What should a husband do to make his wife happy?: 59 of 99
HUSBANDS AND WIVES "YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN" "How in the world did you find a hat like that, Dorothy?" "I didn't find it, Mike, it found me! I mean, it literally fell off of a mannequin right at my feet. I picked it up to put it back on the mannequin and thought, that's kind of cute', and tried it on in front of the mirror. I a... More..