It's Time To Thrive
3 newsletters from 1 very human voice
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Every morning I sit down with a cup of coffee, a pensive look, and some Ibuprofen. Then I try to make sense of a world that rarely makes sense back. Mugwump Ramblings is the section of this Substack where I sort through the noise, the nuance, and the nonsense — and try to find something…
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It’s Saturday, which means it’s time to talk about sex, mistakes, discoveries, and the kind of laughter that only happens when you stop pretending you know what you’re doing. For most of my life, sex was something I ran away from as quickly as possible. First was the abuse that seemed to lend credence to…
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Reinvention: now with more grace and fewer grand gestures Fridays are for the softer stuff: the lessons, the stumbles, the small victories, and the moments that remind me I’m still here, still trying, still becoming. The skill of a Phoenix If there’s one thing I’ve become very familiar with in this life, it’s the art…
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Hot takes are easy. Humanity is harder. Every morning I sit down with a cup of coffee, a pensive look, and some Ibuprofen. Then I try to make sense of a world that rarely makes sense back. Mugwump Ramblings is the section of this Substack where I sort through the noise, the nuance, and the…
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And, it happened at a church Valentine’s Day event… I just wanted to sell a painting. She stared at my painting, tears streaming down her cheeks, and whispered, “That’s just… so beautiful.” First time anyone’s cried over my art — usually it’s the price tag that does it. Cut to the Valentine’s party a week…
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A not‑so‑serious survival guide to life after telling everyone your business. Welp, now what? Life after WHY and Pray Away has felt a little like sitting in a church basement after the potluck, surrounded by half‑eaten casseroles and people who now know way too much about my childhood. I’m supposed to be ‘the author’ now—capital…
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Yes, I do. And I live up to that “meaning” all the time. Being free to be Randy/randy has been a looooong journey. Them: “You’ve been asked the ‘randy’ question a lot, huh? To answer the question… In England, the slang meaning of my name “Randy” is horny. Austin Powers is famously quoted in his…
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Why My Story Is Healing, Not a Hustle The Question “So tell me, Randy—at what point in bouncing from ‘ex-gay’ executive to super-gay memoirist did you realize you could monetize the trauma and the glitter, or was that the plan all along?”–Mr. Angry Man Here’s the truth… Honestly? There was never a ‘monetize the trauma…