By Nancy Ford I miss hugs. I miss parties and holiday celebrations with friends. I miss going to a bar for happy hour or to watch a game, eating lukewarm hot dogs out of an uncovered Crockpot. I miss high-fiving strangers, feeling the slight sting of the slap, when our team wins. I miss putting

By Nancy Ford Who could have known that a tiny, little thing like a virus that looks like a pink and red toilet scrubber could have caused so many problems for so many people? As all of us make our way through this chaos wrought by Covid-19, I hope that all of our faithful readers

By Nancy Ford As this issue of MONTROSE STAR goes to press, Vice President Joe Biden is nearly assured of being the Democratic presidential nominee. Admittedly, Joe wasn’t my first choice of Democratic leaders to unseat the nightmarish electoral experiment-gone-wrong that is Donald Trump. But as the saying goes, at this point, “Any Dem’ll do.”

By Nancy Ford So how are you feeling? Do you have a fever? Are you coughing? Experiencing shortness of breath? Welcome to the pollen season in Houston. Or, worst-case scenario, you might have coronavirus. It’s hard to get through a conversation these days without someone mentioning the word coronavirus. We’ve all heard the jokes: “I

By Nancy Ford It’s become apparent to me in recent years that the addition of letters with which our LGBTQQISSA+ community chooses to identify our multi-fractioned selves is nearly limitless. And that’s just fine, except for the sad but true fact that very, very few people know what all those letters stand for, which again

By Nancy Ford Normally the visage of a flying, diapered baby with a penchant for archery would be alarming. But not on Valentine’s Day! Yes, yes, those of us who have spent the Big Day of Love and Lust without either often dread V-Day. Nonetheless, my affection for Valentine’s Day was born early on. Join

By Nancy Ford OK, gang, we’ve had almost a month to get used to writing 2020 on our checks. But does anybody still write checks in this high-tech, low environmental impact days of online payment and direct deposit? More importantly, how are you doing with those resolutions? It’s an unfortunate fact that once we get

By Nancy Ford Happy New Year! As we launch into the third decade of the 21st century, in order to most happily and healthfully embrace our future, it’s essential to learn from the lessons of the past. What better way to do that than to indulge in a little pop quiz, looking back at the

By Nancy Ford Happy New Year! As we launch into the third decade of the 21st century, in order to most happily and healthfully embrace our future, it’s essential to learn from the lessons of the past. What better way to do that than to indulge in a little pop quiz, looking back at the

By Nancy Ford You no doubt noticed it’s almost the law that columnists compile an annual “Best of” list, revisiting the highest and lowest points of the preceding twelve months that caught our eyes and set our tongues to wagging. (Insert how much lesbians love wagging tongues joke here.) And, Lordy, there is a basketful