PinnedLoren A Olson MDinAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)Suicide Has Collateral DamageSurvivors are the true victims of suicide. For survivors, there is no such thing as closure.Mar 30, 20213Mar 30, 20213
PinnedLoren A Olson MDinPrism & PenSometimes Love HurtsIs an affair a deal-breaker if you can’t find what you want at home?Dec 8, 20203Dec 8, 20203
Loren A Olson MDI love my husband, and I love my wife, but I also love puppies and ice cream.While no one expects me to love puppies and my husband in the same way, some reject the idea that I can love both my husband and my wife.Jul 6, 2021Jul 6, 2021
Loren A Olson MDWe will all experience old age if we’re blessed to live that long, but it can be the best time in…I’m now a part of an age group that our society would prefer to be invisible and may feel worthy of being discarded.Jul 2, 2021Jul 2, 2021
Loren A Olson MDSecrets are like abscesses: they beg to be lanced but we fear the pain of rupturing them.Only when pus is drained from a wound, can healing begin.May 23, 2021May 23, 2021
Loren A Olson MDI had fantasies about sex with another man, but when I did, reality didn’t match the fantasy.I was married with two kids when I decided to give it a try. I didn’t want to be gay. I wanted a one-off blowjob to satisfy my curiosity.May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
Loren A Olson MDI wanted to flee my rural hometown to go somewhere, anywhere I could find people like me.Being gay in rural America was lonely. Most believed we were the only ones. Escaping was the only option.Mar 26, 2021Mar 26, 2021
Loren A Olson MDIt took me a long time to accept I am gay, but I missed some early clues.It’s not only young people who question if they are gay. Men and women in mid-life or older experience conflict about sexual orientation.Mar 11, 2021Mar 11, 2021
Loren A Olson MDNot every man who has sex with men is gay.An interviewer once said, “Any man who has had a penis is his mouth is gay.”Mar 9, 20211Mar 9, 20211
Loren A Olson MDSadly, there are no such "gay churches" in Des Moines now.Recently, the Brass Garden closed. It was mostly a dance bar. It is in one of the oldest buildings in the East Village and is now going…Feb 25, 2021Feb 25, 2021