“I love some good old-fashioned drag”, I whispered in the ear of my friend, Michaela, one of the friends I attended the First Nations Supreme Drag Queen Event at Carriageworks last night, as part of World Pride.
One of the drag queens had just lip-synched to the awesome Whitney Houston song, “I Have Nothing” from “The Bodyguard”.… Read the rest “Laughter & Tears”
It’s been ten months now since the catastrophic flood hit Lismore, my hometown.
The damage is still being felt in many ways. Emotionally and financially, many people remain scarred.
But there are signs of optimism, with an increasing number of re-opened shops. Re-opened shops won’t tell you how people are feeling, but they’re still a recovery indicator.… Read the rest “Lismore’s Recovery”
“Thanks for opening the bar. This is a real vote of confidence in the town”, I said to the woman behind the counter at Lismore’s new “small bar”, appropriately named “The Levee”. They’ve only been open for a week or two, and I called in last night for the first time.… Read the rest “Thursday night out in Lismore”