When asked to name his favorite demon, Tony said:
“I think The Lantern Man wins out. He has…a lasting effect on people. At my book signing party my wife displayed this really cool lantern that she found…and people who’d already read the books? They literally steered clear of it. I kid you not. That lantern is in my living room now.”
I am ambitious; I want to change the world. I want to write things that make people laugh, cry, and come away from my work changed.
She looked wonderful – and Presidential. She had an event in Philadelphia just the night before, but if she was tired or grumpy, if signing over 1,000 books and shaking over 1,000 dirty sweaty hands made her wrist ache (made MINE ache, in sympathy), she didn’t let on. She wore a bright turquoise pantsuit that set off her amazing eyes.
Confession: I’d always wanted to re-enact that scene from Bull Durham, where Annie Savoy has tied an almost naked Ebby to the bed… and then reads poetry to him while he writhes in frustrated anticipation. And pleasure.
How do you cope with a breast cancer diagnosis while fresh into your exploration of solo polyamory? How do you ask for and accept help as needed, keep yourself and your partners happy (Hint: boundary work!), and cope with a changing body that you were struggling to love in the first place?