Reflections on his experiences and deeper development of his philosophies comprise the major portion of this, the most recent in a series of Boushka's long-standing declarations concerning life's principles and practices. His saga began in the 1960s, with musical talents arising in early childhood, while his social approaches were scrutinized and criticized as he dealt with the then-stigmatized circumstances of being gay. Expelled from college, surviving and serving in the US Navy, he began gathering and chronicling intellectual and intuitive ideation regarding individual rights. In that endeavor, Boushka details two congressional initiatives that strongly influenced his thinking: the Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy allowing gays into the military if they remained mute about their sexuality, and the second that loosened that restriction, though, as the author notes, these issues still arise in every sphere of life.

Boushka offers a wide spectrum for readers' contemplation, including the care and companionship he offered his aging mother, confronting and exploring the increasing restrictions and medical complications she, like other elders, may face. This latest volume concludes with two lively fiction works emphasizing challenges and victories still being confronted for those with gay self-identity in the military forum and in recognizable social settings. Boushka is both an editor and a discussion guide whose work has been presented with updates and additions over the course of more than thirty years. He offers to thoughtful readers an example of how to "articulate what you really want and without leading yourself into contradictions." He accomplishes this with linguistic ease and the determination of one who has lived what he shares with others. This latest offering opens opportunities for studious consideration among those already familiar with his widely varying theses and will doubtless attract a new generation of thoughtful, open-minded readers.

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