Penny Sterling

I was the ultimate Plenary Speaker at the American Association of Psychotherapist convention in Columbus, Ohio in October of 2021. I...

Carson Simms was one of the first people I revealed my true self to. She wasn't sure if I was joking or not--which says a lot about the...

I’ve never caught a foul ball. Never. Which is weird, since I’ve gone to so many baseball games. I’ve picked up a few that have rattled...

This April will mark the 18th anniversary of the Columbine High School Massacre. This means we've raised an entire generation that has...

I just looked up when the Sandy Hook shooting took place: 2012. The webpage mentioned the age of the kids in the school: they were mostly...

Oh hey here's a question I need to start asking sooner: "Are you married?" You'd think I'd learn. But I apparently don't. It's happened...

I'm in this coffeeshop, see? And I'm supposed to be writing the story of my life Because that's what I want my life to be I want my life...

Small things mean a lot. I decided to come to this coffee house to do some writing for a show. I pulled into the parking lot, where an...

I'm white and trans and I came out approximately the same time as Caitlyn Jenner, and we're only 10 years apart in age, which is a...

In the middle of all the outrage and heartbreak that's around us and filling our social media and news feeds it feels somehow wrong to be...

In October 2017 I did a TEDx talk at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford, NY. The theme of the talk was "Revealing the Invisible." This...

Fred was awake yesterday at 5 am, on the subway at 6:30, and at the URTA auditions before 8. Just like on Saturday, he did his five...

We're reviving one of our old family holiday traditions today: Slug Day! This is a tradition as old as VHS, where the family gathered...

My ex-wife and her best friend have been best friends since they were 3. That's an impressive streak. And they have always spent time...

Am I too old for houndstooth miniskirts and fuzzy sweaters? I don't care. I will wear them because I want to. I like the way I look and...

In response to the Facebook post (since deleted) that Judge Bill O'Neil wrote bragging about his sexual exploits in defense of Senator Al...