Do Reproductive Organs Make the (Wo)Man? Maria Small lived next door to my parents when I was a toddler and a first grader in Central Point, Oregon. According to the tale passed down to me by my father, I had a frequent playtime companion in her grandson. In fact, it was he who once informed [...]

Gender Fuck Confusion I don’t “get” gender. I never have. When I was but a tiny Darklady, my hair was cut into a short “pixie” style and I was given a gender-neutral nickname. It was a derivative of my very female, very Catholic legal name and its use didn’t last long, although my maternal grandfather [...]

Darklady’s Moving Experience I hugged a box of memories against my hip as I locked the door to my apartment a final time and walked away from two years of my life. As I sat in my car later and prepared to drive to my new home I realized, not for the first time, that [...]

The strip of white cloth was an effective blindfold. It ensured that I couldn’t see a thing as my hands roamed over the exposed body parts of the brave men who had chosen to compete in the Eagle PDX’s Hairy Chest and Hairy Butt contests. As I blindly searched for — and found — the [...]

Are you a sex, a role, or a person? I love 11th hour miracles. Hell, I depend on them. In fact, it’s possible that an untold number of butterflies are actually in serendipitous control of my life. With a beat of their beautiful wings, my reality changes. Although often traumatic, the overall results of those [...]