( "OK fine, we'll call him 'His Majesty, the King' rather than 'that putz.'")
- Even though the Flaming Chef did not win the Freedom to Marry blog contest I would like to thank you all for your well wishes, votes and support. I think I owe you all a drink, don't I? Congratulations to Natsha Dillon, Zack Ford and Zack Rosen.
- Oil tanker flips over in Democratic Republic of Congo. At least one of the people who tried to collect the oil was smoking so the damn thing exploded, killing 230 people and injuring almost 200 more. I know smoking is glamorous and irresistible but please quit.
- Indian LGBTs in Dehli celebrate a year of not being criminals.
- Jonathan Rauch thinks we should compromise on Marriage Equality and allow the people to decide whether or not I have equal rights. Up yours Jonathan Rauch.
- On this weekend when we celebrate what a jerk King George III was, let's all remember the things that matter: Meat! Booze! and some other third thing!
I voted for you a bunch of times, not just because I had found your blog via Savage Love from one of your comments, but because I really loved your story, it was the most personal of all the entries, and I could just see the big, burly construction worker getting all teary and giving you marriage advice! Canada is a great place to live, and I'm so glad you were able to get married here!
ReplyDelete@ Sarah:
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your support and letting me know how much you enjoyed my story.
It means a great deal to me.
"Oh, Canada" has special meaning for me, for many reasons. It was the very first story I wrote back in '06 when I knew I had to get back into writing. The story "The Flaming Chef" may be the one where I got my name, but "Oh, Canada" is the piece where I first got back to the page.
Drop me a line any time you feel like chatting. I love my neighbors to the north...
All my best wishes,
Jason