by Mark S. King | Nov 8, 2010 | Book Review, Family and Friends, Gay Life, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease
My memorial service will be fabulous, I can assure you of that. I first outlined it during the initial, deadly wave of AIDS in the 1980’s, and have edited it here and there over the years, updating the songs I would like played or the video footage shown.... by Mark S. King | Aug 14, 2010 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease
Stephanie’s feet are bare, and she is on a sidewalk, and she is dancing. And everything in the world is exactly as it is supposed to be. We’ve already been hanging out with each other all evening, our group of a dozen or so. I’m visiting Atlanta for... by Mark S. King | Jul 18, 2010 | Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
The AIDS2010 conference was still one day from making its grand arrival, so the MSM Pre-Conference took center stage, playing host to gay men and their advocates from around the globe. I’m here blogging for the best HIV resource of the web, TheBody.com, and here...
by Mark S. King | Jun 27, 2010 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease, Prevention and Policy
We can turn it around in our minds, trying various reasons on for size, but nothing ever fits. In the end, it doesn’t matter how much he was adored by his friends or whether he ignored his better judgment or if he secretly hated himself. Steven is, simply and... by Mark S. King | Jun 15, 2010 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
What would I talk about if I had my very own public service announcement? I’d probably waste the whole thing telling some embarrassing story about growing up gay. Or how much I hate being a queer man pushing 50. What if, though, I really allowed myself to cut... by Mark S. King | May 28, 2010 | Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease, Prevention and Policy
“Doctor doctor, give me the news I got a bad case of loving you…” — Robert Palmer I had to say goodbye to my doctor recently. I was moving out of state, and Dr. David Morris of Pride Medical Group in Atlanta (pictured at right) had been nothing...