Playing cowboy with the Pine Mountain Posse By Erin Rook, Source Weekly As the first child born to overprotective parents, I am naturally predisposed to approach life… Read more “I’ve Never…Shot a Gun”
Category: Column
For Better or Worse
The beauty and bureaucracy of (gay) marriage By Erin Rook, Source Weekly In some ways, it was like any other Monday. I woke up before my fiancé,… Read more “For Better or Worse”
Ponderlust: Judging realness — The problem with a queer culture of exclusion
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly In my 30 years on this planet, I have belonged to a staggering number of identity-based groups, some of which would seem to… Read more “Ponderlust: Judging realness — The problem with a queer culture of exclusion”
Ponderlust: Taking the plunge
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly As we turn into the parking lot, big fluffs of cottonwood fall from the sky like heavy clusters of snowflakes. They’ve even… Read more “Ponderlust: Taking the plunge”
Ponderlust: Practicing patience in the Valley of Search
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly “There are resources to help you change.” “I’m not sure I want to change,” I say quietly, as if it were really… Read more “Ponderlust: Practicing patience in the Valley of Search”
Ponderlust: Friends and neighbors
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly The late morning sun pushes through the gaps in the drawn blinds, casting irregularly shaped vertical bars of light across the bedroom… Read more “Ponderlust: Friends and neighbors”
Ponderlust: Flying solo
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly I take a deep breath and type “How to make a decision” into the search bar on my boss’s computer. It’s not uncommon… Read more “Ponderlust: Flying solo”
Ponderlust: You don’t have to like it, but we’re gonna put a ring on it
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly “Are you mafia?” I ask, searching the hazel eyes across the table for a sign. “You’ve been awfully quiet. What are you… Read more “Ponderlust: You don’t have to like it, but we’re gonna put a ring on it”
Ponderlust: Can you see me now?
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly “That’s an interesting tattoo,” the checker says, pointing the black bird holding a rolling pin and playing cards half-visible below my rolled… Read more “Ponderlust: Can you see me now?”
Ponderlust: Stepping into the Sky
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly I am sitting on the bedroom floor, tarot cards spread out in front of me. I’m not sold on this approach to… Read more “Ponderlust: Stepping into the Sky”
