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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.

My Writing Buddy, Anu

My writing buddy Anu wrote this sweet piece about my book launch at Third Place Books in Seattle: Oct 11, 2022. Today I attended...

Pride March NYC 1976

In early summer David and I traveled by train to New York for the Gay Pride Parade. It had been seven years since Stonewall. The 1969...

Review of Woman: An American Idea

The starred Kirkus Review of Lillian Faderman’s book Woman: The American History of an Idea very accurately describes her book as an...

Is Feminism Dying?

Barrow and Panovka, young women in their twenties wrote in their literary journal, The Drift, that “we’ve had the sense that feminism is...

Girls Can Kiss Now

Girls Can Kiss Now by Jill Gutowitz contains clever essays by a young woman exploring identity, desire, and self-worth. Pop culture, a...

"Start With a Fairy Tale," my writing teacher said.

Once upon a time there was a young woman who thought she could have everything and anyone she wanted if she tried hard enough. Her mother...

When It's Time to Let Go

I pass by my dog’s bed in the living room and look down at him. He gazes up at me with his soulful brown eyes, the whites showing in a...

In Honor of Women's History Month

Do you ever wonder what your ancestors would be like if they lived today? Both of my great aunts, born in the 1870s, were handsome women...

Two great memoir books by Melissa Febos

I found Abandon Me by Melissa Febos very compelling. For example, she writes: “The next morning the storm had grounded all planes…..We...

Do You Have Interesting Ancestors?

My grandfather was born in the mid-1870s on a farm in Iowa, the eighth child of ten. His mother died (presumably of exhaustion) when he...

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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.

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