Stepping in the Write Direction

I have always been a fan of Leslie Jordan. When he and Karen Walker would get into it during episodes of Will & Grace, I marveled at his comic timing, his inflection of speech, and his ability to work with co-stars in a spontaneous improvisational jam like a jazz band making music in response to interpretation of each other’s sounds.   After a lifetime of seeking and struggling in a “purpose in life” journey of self discovery, he’s settled on using his superpower for humor as a light in this dark world, living a life of attraction, rather than promotion. I admire his absolute candor about challenges he’s faced, decisions he’s made, actions he took, and the total acceptance he has for himself and others. Some people are on earth to be storytellers, instinctively arranging narrative details, stringing them in a monologue like the lustrous pearls on their granny’s necklace, to mesmerize listeners.  Leslie’s natural gifts, born of a southern tradition, have been honed over yea...