This is the story of my life. I am a member of the Ingalls family that was the subject of the Little House on the Prairie books and TV series, so it made sense that my story of a average American gay man be told.

It covers my childhood in the mid 1900’s as a gay child believing I was the only person in the world like me. At 19 years old I found the community I belonged to, and began my career as a professional dancer while discovering this new world.

I share my pre AIDS life, the three boyfriends I had (including two of them testing positive during our relationship). I dedicate a chapter to my dear friend David who lost his battle with AIDS and the impact to me and our circle of friends. He was just one of over one hundred thousand community members to leave this world due to this horrible disease.

A chapter dedicated to competing at the 1998 Gay Games celebrating the journey and experience of this amazing organization. Lastly, the friendships that changed my life and confirmed the idea that friends become the family we choose. They saved me many times and provided the threshold changes in my life that took it in a direction I could not have anticipated.