Michael
Diary of a southern queen
This is a reread for me. I first read it many, many years ago.
Michael Clark was a friend of mine who died recently from pancreatic cancer. We met in 1982, and even though our lives took very different turns, we remained friends until the end. I knew many of the people mentioned, and we are still friends with Bobby (who I know as Bob) even though he is living in the South and we are in Philadelphia. What I didn’t know was the depth of his searching/anger/despair. Perhaps he was shielding me from it? Perhaps there were other reasons. He ended two relationships while I knew him, while I am still with my now husband, who I met in 1981, so in that sense we were very different. Nevertheless, we were and remained friends. I even merit a mention in the acknowledgements!
I am not a theologian and the sections on theology went over my head, as they always did. However, reading this brought back the anger and fear of the early days of AIDS, the feeling that we had to do something. For that I am grateful.
Can’t rate this as it is too personal.
This is a reread for me. I first read it many, many years ago.
Michael Clark was a friend of mine who died recently from pancreatic cancer. We met in 1982, and even though our lives took very different turns, we remained friends until the end. I knew many of the people mentioned, and we are still friends with Bobby (who I know as Bob) even though he is living in the South and we are in Philadelphia. What I didn’t know was the depth of his searching/anger/despair. Perhaps he was shielding me from it? Perhaps there were other reasons. He ended two relationships while I knew him, while I am still with my now husband, who I met in 1981, so in that sense we were very different. Nevertheless, we were and remained friends. I even merit a mention in the acknowledgements!
I am not a theologian and the sections on theology went over my head, as they always did. However, reading this brought back the anger and fear of the early days of AIDS, the feeling that we had to do something. For that I am grateful.
Can’t rate this as it is too personal.