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Discover Patricia Grayhall's author blog for insights into her writing journey, updates on upcoming novels, and reflections on her transition from a 40-year medical career to crafting LGBTQ+ fiction.

Read about Patricia Grayhall's latest book releases, including Making the Rounds and Golden Years and Silver Linings, and find behind-the-scenes stories from her life in the Pacific Northwest. Engage with Patricia's thoughts on writing, love, and life through her compelling blog posts.

A Conversation between Patricia Grayhall and Felice Cohen

Patricia: Let’s start with the generational gap between us. When I came out in 1969, homosexuality was considered a mental illness. I...

New Novel: A Place for Us

For fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid, Harper Bliss, E. J. Noyes, Gerri Hill, and Jen Lyon, a thrilling tale of two women who find each other...

What a journey!

Last night I got to reflect on my journey from attending my first Pacific Northwest Writers Association conference virtually in 2020 as a...

Mentoring Young Doctor Writers

The highlight of this four-day national conference on the shores of the Olympic Peninsula was meeting new friends. I volunteered to be a...

Women Use Weak Language to Get Ahead

In the early 1980s, I joined a mostly all-male multispecialty clinic to set up a new program in my specialty. As a leader, I aggressively...

Hiding No More

I just finished The Autobiography of Carson McCullers by Jenn Shapland. The author weaves her story of her coming out and experience of...

The Risks and Rewards of Self Disclosure

“I can’t imagine writing about my intimate life for public consumption,” several of my friends have told me. It is indeed scary to leave...

Lesbian Pulp Fiction

Recently, at the urging of my friend, Barb, I listened to Terry Gross of NPR interview Marijane Meaker, a pioneer of lesbian pulp...

My Pen Name Came from my Grandmothers

Both my grandmothers were born in the 1870s. Grandmother Gray had two years of college and was a school teacher in Arizona before she...

Fabulous Launch!!

Third Place Books Lake Forest Park: October 11, National Coming Out Day was my book launch event!

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Blog

Discover Patricia Grayhall's author blog for insights into her writing journey, updates on upcoming novels, and reflections on her transition from a 40-year medical career to crafting LGBTQ+ fiction.

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