{This is part 2 of a blog I wrote and shared last Thursday morning. It has come to my understanding that because of the generosity of my friends on Facebook who shared the previous blog "My Coming Out Story Part 1", our conversation made it all the way to my high school in Chattanooga, TN and into a classroom full of kids debating gay marriage. That's what's up, people! Seriously?! The internet is amazing. It just goes to show how important it is to "share". Please, continue to do…

In light of recent events, specifically the last Southern state to fall to the bigotry of the anti-gay movement, I am writing this blog post. I write it for myself as a reminder of what it means to queer in the South. I write this to expand my love and cope with the anger and sadness I feel in this moment. Aside from my poetry (my…

My criteria for judging the quality of music are just this:  1.) Does the song have a hook that stays with me? and 2.) Am I glad it did?

I first encountered Joy Scout in October, 2011 at Eddie’s Attic Open Mic Night.  I was there for my very first competition with my band, The Surface of the Deep.  Our set went decently, but for me, the most memorable event of the night was hearing Emily Kate Boyd and Nicki Thrailkill sing for the first time.  I clearly recall the barely contained…

hello everyone. nicki thrailkill from joyscout here.

this is my first blog on (scout)town and i have to say i am very very excited about it. i feel like we have experienced so much in the past two years and i would like to take this little moment of time that i have been…