Some of my identities are worn on the surface: white, middle-aged, woman (sort of butch), professional, educated creative type, (wears black). Others are claimed in particular contexts: artist, photographer, writer, educator, administrator, activist, queer, lesbian, aunt, mentor, friend, sister, agnostic, seeker. All of these identities evolved over time and cross-fertilize. I am not reducible to any one of them.