Memoir Stories

 
 

Fernando Rojas LMT PhD Fernando Rojas LMT PhD

Coming Out Story

The winding road from virginity to sex, to therapy, to girlfriend, to gay bars. 1970-1975

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First Dance

Peaks of love, depths of grief, and learning to translate emotional intensity into artistic strength. 1975. Published in Skyline Anthology 2018 and 2020. First Prize in Virginia Writers Club contest.

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Dancing Discipline

Learning from a master dancer. Mentoring with compassionate teacher. 1976. Published in Blue Ridge Writers, “The Memoir” Volume 2, Number 2, 2020.

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W.P.P.III.

Discovering open-hearted communication. A cultured boyfriend. 1977. Published in Blue Ridge Writers Journal, Volume 2, Number 4, 2020

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Casting About #1

From avant-guard Body Voice Theater to period Baroque Dance. 1978-1980

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Fernando Rojas LMT PhD Fernando Rojas LMT PhD

Casting About #2

Discovering my dancing twin at the Limon Audition. 1979

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Fernando Rojas LMT PhD Fernando Rojas LMT PhD

Casting About #3

Leaving Warren and the Upper West Side. Starving artist in Fort Greene. Dancing as (paying) work. Producing my own choreography. 1979-1980

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First Collaboration

A love named Drew. A piece called “Sequenza III.” 1980. Published in Blue Ridge Writers “Blue Nib” Volume 2, number 3, 2020. First Prize in Blue Nib Contest.

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Intimate Voices

Blending love and art. Weaving song and dance and a life together. 1981-1982

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Photo Choice

Three finalists, one poster. 1982. Published in Gay & Lesbian Review, 2019.

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Snapshot of Scott

Our chosen family, our dissolving partnership. 1985

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Elf Effect

Delight, mischief, sweetness, and nimble humor meet the deadly virus. 1987-1988

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My Body As Evidence

A wind-swept beach cottage. A cabin in the woods. Where else to go to put my life back together. 2002. Published in Skyline Anthology, 2017.

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