https://livesteven.com/2026/04/12/the-idea-of-the-exception-that-stands-out-from-a-plethora-of-forgettable-random-encounters-should-be-now-recognised-as-the-trope-of-what-we-used-to-call-the-sexual-revolution-in-the-short-term-or-the/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-04-12T12:24:16+00:00The idea of the exception that stands out from a plethora of forgettable random encounters should be now recognised as the trope of what we used to call the sexual revolution in the short term or the ‘Crisis of Faith’ in the longer term.dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1912, books, reading, fiction, love, nicholas-boggs, baldwin-a-love-story, sex-and-numbers, queer-ethics, lgbtqi-issueshttps://livesteven.com/2026/04/11/youre-in-denial-im-not-now-youre-denying-youre-in-denial-with-apologies-to-the-golden-girls-from-which-this-exchange-comes-lets-think-about-the-struggle-involved-i/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-04-11T09:25:47+00:00‘You’re in Denial!’… ‘I’m not!’ … ‘Now you’re denying you’re in Denial!’ With apologies to ‘The Golden Girls’ from which this exchange comes, let’s think about the struggle involved in learning always to ‘know’ things one ought to know.dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1911, writing, love, mental-health, life, psychology, denial, knowing