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Cirrus, My Sweet Boy

Aug 24, 2025 – On Wednesday, August 13 I had to say goodbye to my cat Cirrus. My bond with him was beyond words. I love you, my sweet boy. More…

Three Short Stories of Reflection and Connection

Aug 12, 2025 – Now available, three new short fiction stories, from the contemporary space, to horror, to post-apocalyptia. Relatable, touching, terrifying. More…

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2025

Amusing ourselves at Great America 🎢

^{Sep 20, 2025}

Outdoor funk concert on a perfect evening

^{Sep 5, 2025}

Intense billiards 🧐

^{Aug 2, 2025}

A sleepy man and his sleepy kitty

^{Jul 31, 2025}

Cirrus lookin’ for some lovin’

^{Jul 21, 2025}

Loonin’ at the Balloon Museum 🎈

^{Jun 6, 2025}

Me and my sweet boy Cirrus ❤️

^{Jun 4, 2025}

Book signing — A great day for a book launch 📖

^{May 18, 2025}

Picnic in Alamo Square — A much-needed picnic in Alamo Square

^{Apr 16, 2025}

My desk bathed in moody glamour lighting

^{Mar 5, 2025}

Cirrus taking all the love for granted, as he should ❤️

^{Apr 14, 2025}

Cirrus keeping me up for love and midnight meals

^{Mar 1, 2025}

Happy 17th birthday to my best cuddle buddy Cirrus

^{Feb 10, 2025}

Derek and his cat Cirrus — A boy and his cat

^{Jan 7, 2025}

Derek Sowers at the gym — Starting the year out right by getting to the gym before noon

^{Jan 2, 2025}

Miguel and Derek at the Emporium Arcade Bar on Divisadero — Happy New Year!

^{Jan 1, 2025}

2024

Cirrus wearing his reindeer hat — Cirrus in his festive Rudolph garb 🦌

^{Dec 10, 2024}

A sexy guy hating his sexy haircut while sitting next to a bald man

^{Oct 4, 2024}

A warm afternoon on Angel Island — Angel Island on a hot day 🚶‍➡️🚶‍♂️‍➡️

^{Sep 27, 2024}

Dinner at the Cheesecake Factory in SF

^{Sep 16, 2024}

Outside Tupelo in North Beach — In North Beach with Miguel’s posse

^{Sep 14, 2024}

September 2024 – Derek and Miguel’s Wedding in San Francisco

Mothers and sons

^{Sep 14, 2024}

The apple box was a hit

^{Sep 14, 2024}

Our first dance 👯‍♂️

^{Sep 14, 2024}

Cake cutting, feeding, gorging 🍰

^{Sep 14, 2024}

Looking sharp with my dad

^{Sep 14, 2024}

Derek and his cat on a stroll — Stroller walkies with Cirrus

^{Aug 15, 2024}

Playing pool at the Emporium Arcade Bar — Playing pool at the Emporium 🎱

^{Mar 26, 2024}

Games and butt kicking

^{Mar 19, 2024}

Bed cuddles with Cirrus ❤️

^{Feb 21, 2024}

Miguel and Derek at dinner in Monterrey MX — In Monterrey MX to see family

^{Feb 4, 2024}

2023

At my parents’ house for the holidays 🎄

^{Dec 16, 2023}

Miguel in Los Cabos the week I proposed 💍

^{Aug 5, 2023}

Just hanging at home ❤️

^{Jun 11, 2023}

Derek playing pinball — Pinball at the Emporium SF

^{Apr 10, 2023}

Pier 39 ⛵

^{Feb 5, 2023}

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There’s nothing quite as wonderful as the love of a cat

^{Jul 7, 2022}

The “Bay Lights” on the SF Bay Bridge have taken a brief hiatus, but will be back in 2025!

^{Jun 26, 2022}

Mass Effect 3 Narrative Recut, Gay Romance, “Perfect Destroy” Ending (Opens in YouTube) 🚀👨‍🤝‍🧑💥

^{Jan 15, 2017}

Derek and his cat Cirrus

Cirrus and Derek in Dreamland 💤

^{Jan 15, 2015}

A hike up Mission Peak in Fremont, CA — a challenge and a dare to myself

_{Jun 22, 2014}

Driving across the new SF Bay Bridge eastern span with the old bridge beside it

^{Sep 15, 2013}

Cirrus the soccer goalie ⚽

^{Jun 16, 2010}