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My Life As Was

by Thomas Stevens

Memories of my 20's & 30's ... navigating my life in a closet, racing around the country and trying find out who I was, who I would become, and the paths along the way. Highlighted by letters I wrote to my Mom in the 1980's and guided memories of the 1990's. The Series start with "Go West Young Man" and plays in chronological from the 1980's to the 1990's. *Start with the Episode: "Go West Young Man" and continue in chronological order

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Episodes

  1. Dreaming and Life

    Dream Job Betty White Crazy Kelly

  2. And Then

    More thoughts 🤔

  3. Observed

    The Universe Opens

  4. Dream Job

    The Universe Opens

  5. Back to the Mid 2000's

    New friends and parties

  6. Ghosts Of My Father

    My Dad's Spirit

  7. Breaking News

    A Generation Passes

  8. Remember Christmas

    Christmas In New England

  9. The 2000's - One Last Time

    Grandparents, Friends, Reflections

  10. The 2000's Learning To Fly

    Progressive Moves

  11. The 2000's Beautiful Fallen Day

    911 Attacks

  12. The 2000's

    My Life As Was enters the 2000's

  13. School Teachers and Purple Trailers

    A boy friend, A Best Friend ans A School Teacher

  14. The 1990's - Roads and Highways

    Hope glistens and friends travel

  15. Pivotal Moments

    New friends and life changing moments

  16. The 1990's - Night Moves 1&2

    Night Moves ... a crazy night and life changes on a dime

  17. The 1990's - Red Flags Flying

    Seeing red flags, and learning

  18. The 1990's- These Are Days

    P-Town, Tannis & Nadeen, Magic Time

  19. The 1990's- Desegregation

    My first recognition of racism

  20. The 1990's- Friends Episodes

    Traversing through friendships

  21. The 1990's- Blood & Fire

    New opportunities and memories of fires

  22. The 1990's- Forgiveness

    The tenet of forgiveness

  23. The 1990's- Long Distances

    The struggles and tribulations of long distance

  24. The 1990's- Tannis Tales

    Tannis and I begin our friendship

  25. The 1990's Campaigns and Changes

    Clinton gets elected, Amendment 2

  26. The 1990's-Flashback to Jules

    A flashback to a night with Jules

  27. The 1990's - Capital Hill

    Meeting forever friends and Memories ingrained

  28. The 1990's- Age Of Discovery

    Finding my way

  29. The 1990's- Friendships

    Navigating Friendships

  30. The 1990's The Matriarch

    Grammy Leaves Us

  31. The 1990's The Beginnings

    Moving on, New Job, New Me

  32. The 1990's Leaving and Starting

    Leaving Colorado Springs and Starting a new life in Denver

  33. The 1990's The Blindside

    Back to Colorado and a blindside in Denver

  34. The 1990's Traveling Man

    Part 1 and 2 .. Moving to Portland

  35. The 1990's The Wave Begins

    2 episodes of the beginning some dark times

  36. The 1990's - 1992 Part #2

    1992 continues... building friendships

  37. The 1990's - 1992 Part #1

    The first half of 92 begins

  38. The 1990's Begin

    Intro to the start of the 90's... my 30's and a new life begins.

  39. Coming Out Season

    On coming out to my family and friends... the Journey

  40. Dog Days

    The beginning of the end with Greyhounds and a plan to come out

  41. The Sunset of the 80's

    The decade is ending

  42. Smoke & Ashes

    Late summer 1989... the decade and my 20's are ending and a new life begins

  43. What Defines Us

    Summer of 1988 continues and the realization of my life journey

  44. Tails From The Road

    Spring/Summer of 1989

  45. What's Up Doc

    Finally some realization

  46. New Years Eve

    The continuation of the letter from 1989

  47. Perspective Mind

    A realization of life while starting to talk to a therapist about my life.

  48. The First Steps

    The start of awakening

  49. Perspectives

    A perspective leading in to 1989

  50. Hypochondriac

    The last page of the letter from March 31st 1988

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Memories of my 20's & 30's ... navigating my life in a closet, racing around the country and trying find out who I was, who I would become, and the paths along the way. Highlighted by letters I wrote to my Mom in the 1980's and guided memories of the 1990's. The Series start with "Go West Young Man" and plays in chronological from the 1980's to the 1990's. *Start with the Episode: "Go West Young Man" and continue in chronological order

HOSTED BY

Thomas Stevens

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Memories of my 20's & 30's ... navigating my life in a closet, racing around the country and trying find out who I was, who I would become, and the paths along the way. Highlighted by letters I wrote to my Mom in the 1980's and guided memories of the 1990's. The Series start with "Go West Young...

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My Life As Was is created and hosted by Thomas Stevens.
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