November 5, 2025

Conference: Day 1

By Joe

I made it to my conference. I’m in a different hotel from the main conference one for the first night (long story), but I’ll be where I’m supposed to be for the rest of the time.

The ride down was actually more pleasant than I expected. My coworker, who usually goes silent behind her laptop whenever she’s not driving, talked the whole way this time. It made the trip go by a lot faster.

The conference starts today, and there are a few sessions I’m genuinely looking forward to. To be honest, most will probably be pretty boring, but that’s usually how these things go. This will be a short post because I need to jump in the shower and head down for breakfast. The coffee in the room was terrible, so I’m hoping the coffee downstairs will redeem the morning.

About Joe

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I began my life in the South and for five years lived as a closeted teacher, but am now making a new life for myself as an oral historian in New England. I think my life will work out the way it was always meant to be. That doesn't mean there won't be ups and downs; that's all part of life. It means I just have to be patient. I feel like October 7, 2015 is my new birthday. It's a beginning filled with great hope. It's a second chance to live my life…not anyone else's. My profile picture is "David and Me," 2001 painting by artist Steve Walker. It happens to be one of my favorite modern gay art pieces. View all posts by Joe
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