I feel the first caress of Autumn
in the early dark of August days
Late in the month
before the surety of September
Tentative breezes powder my face
and tap my thinning hair, whitened with age
The desert sun by afternoon may leach
what passes for moisture in the air
But the spring and summer of my arc
have long passed in all but memory
The approaching ages when my parents died
are as drum beats in a relentless band
And so I do a recital of laundry and dishes
as if in ritual for the very last time
My working husband sincerely thanks me
neither knowing the day I will be missed
About the Author
I was born in Florida in 1949; raised in California in the 50's, 60's and early 70's; and have lived in Colorado since 1978, when, as a captain, I was stationed at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and taught freshman English for three semesters. More than a decade before "Don't ask; Don't tell," I was then outed and discharged in 1979, for being gay.
I currently live in Indio, CA, with my incredible husband (we were married May 4th, 2019), Mark Gallegos, as well as with our two delightful cats, Tabby and Pudge, who allow us to feed and care for them on a daily basis. I have written and edited the RAINBOW ARC OF FIRE series since March of 1994, publishing the first volume, A MILE-HIGH SAGA, in the fall of 1996. All ten published paperback volumes are available through amazon.com as inexpensive print-on-demand copies. In addition, all ten volumes are available as amazon Kindle editions.
I currently live in Indio, CA, with my incredible husband (we were married May 4th, 2019), Mark Gallegos, as well as with our two delightful cats, Tabby and Pudge, who allow us to feed and care for them on a daily basis. I have written and edited the RAINBOW ARC OF FIRE series since March of 1994, publishing the first volume, A MILE-HIGH SAGA, in the fall of 1996. All ten published paperback volumes are available through amazon.com as inexpensive print-on-demand copies. In addition, all ten volumes are available as amazon Kindle editions.
Interview
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Rainbow Arc of Fire Book Titles
1) A Mile-High Saga, Fall 1996
2) Autumn Saga, Spring 1997 
3) Souls Within Stone, Fall 1997 
4) Worlds Beneath Us, Spring 1998 
5) Slight of Mind, Fall 1998 
6) Harmony of Spheres, Spring 1999 
7) Who Has Dominion?, Spring 2001 
8) A House Divided, Spring 2002 
9) Shattered Dawn, Winter 2009 
10) Olive Branch, Winter 2009 
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Letter to the editor
Forty-five years ago, I used to read the Legion of Super-heroes stories in Adventure Comics from DC. I noticed a wide discrepancy between how often some of the lesser characters appeared versus the more well-known team members. So I decided to document my findings and mail them in to DC after counting how many times each of the heroes appeared in all the panels of all the existing Legion comics. To my surprise and delight, DC Comics printed my letter to the editor and gave me my own super-hero name. Joe Palmer of the gayleague.com found that letter and provided it to me. Here it is.
