S. Bear Bergman (www.sbearbergman.com) is a writer, a storyteller, and a good example of what happens when you overeducate a contrarian. He is also the author or editor of three books for adults, most recently (with Kate Bornstein) the anthology Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation and two books for children. Bear has also created and toured four award-winning solo performances, and is a frequent contributor to anthologies on all manner of topics from the sacred to the extremely profane. A longtime activist, Bear continues to work at the points of intersection between and among gender, sexuality, and culture, and spends a lot of time trying to discourage people from installing traffic signals there.
This is exactly what happens. An editor writes to say, “would you like to write for my publication? About being a Dad? Something interesting, please,” and being interesting sounds like…