Kergan Edwards-Stout's Blog, page 14

My Father’s a Homo. My Mother’s Not Thrilled at All.

In terms of both my personality and life experiences, I’ve always felt the odd man out.  After all, on the day I turned thirty, I checked my then-partner Shane Sawick into the hospital, where he would die two weeks later. At that point in time, few my age had buried a partner, and that act [...]

Groundbreaking Gay Mystery Series Finally Comes to E-Book

In 1986, the United States looked very different than it does today.  Ronald Reagan was president.  It was the year of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and the blockbuster film Top Gun.  LGBT people were largely marginalized.  Latinos hadn’t yet become a surging political force.  And while AIDS had begun claiming countless in the gay [...]

“Miss Broadway Dork” Revealed As Swan

Musical theater lovers, rejoice!  Show business has a new star, and you won’t have to fork over a month’s rent paying Broadway-style ticket prices to see her.  Not only can you watch her from the comfort of your very own home, but she performs from her very own home, with living room or bedroom as [...]

Legendary Author Patricia Nell Warren: Ever the Front Runner

I recall it as if it were yesterday: stepping inside the sprawling bookstore, which smelled faintly of dust; walking past the periodicals, where gay porn titles peeked at me ever-so-discretely from the uppermost row; crossing to the back of the store, reaching “my” row, and nervously looking about before finally stepping up to the shelves, [...]

A Golden Memory

I had one of those weird “a-ha” moments just now, when, while cleaning, a wonderful memory returned. One of the best nights of my life, EVER, happened in February 1993. I have been a fan of Stephen Sondheim as long as I can remember, so when I heard they were doing a one-night only, 20th [...]

To the Reader Who Saved My Life…

Dear Bob, As we enter this new year, full of promise and possibility, I realized that I could not in all fairness properly close out the old without first repaying a major debt.  One that I owe to you, dear reader, for quite literally saving my life. To begin, I have no idea when we [...]

The Best LGBTQ Literature of 2012: “Songs for the New Depression”

I’m so grateful that my novel Songs for the New Depression has been mentioned on another Best Books of 2012 list!  Indie Reviews names their favorite reads of the year, and my book is mentioned, along with others by my pals Drake Braxton (Missing) and Arthur Wooten (Arthur Wooten’s Shorts), and many deserving others. Add [...]

“Songs for the New Depression” lands on another Top Books of 2012 list!

My sincere thanks to Butterfly-O-Meter Books for including Songs for the New Depression on their Top 10 Books of 2012 list. I’m overwhelmed with the response to my novel, and truly appreciate the mention! Also, thanks to Out in Print, Alfred Lives Here, and QueerMeUp for inclusion on their lists as well.  It has been [...]

Out Indie Artist Matt Gold Learns He Must “Drown” Before He Can “Swim”

In the not-so-distant past, gay musicians hid in the closet or played coy about their sexuality, but today’s artists are an entirely different breed.  For up and coming singer-songwriter Matt Gold, being gay may be a given, but is simply one more piece to his overall puzzle.  For Gold, inspiration is found in key moments [...]

“Songs for the New Depression” named one of the “Top 5 Books of 2012″

I’m so grateful to having “Alfred Lives Here” name Songs for the New Depression as one of their Top 5 Books of 2012!  What a thrill to be recognized.  Here’s what it said: Songs for the New Depression A realistic touching beautiful story of a man battling AIDS, his life and friends and loves.  The [...]