Memories
This section is for sharing anecdotes, photos and video about William to build a clearer picture of his storied life and legacy. It’s meant to be a living document to track the places he lived, the community he was part of, the events he created, the creative projects he initiated and the friendships he maintained for many years.
If you have any stories, anecdotes, or photos to share, please fill out this form and we’ll post them.
If you have questions or comments please email us at quillemot.archive@gmail.com.
Harry Nicholson né Kelley
“…I lived at Touchstone. It was magical, challenging in the best way, and one of the honors of my life to live there…”
Alexander (Alessio) Monsanto
“I believe I first met William in 2011 or 2012. We saw each other when he lived in Southern Oregon at Wolf Creek. But we really began to know each other through his friendship with Jesse Oliver Sanford at the faerie house Grand Central…”
Will Roscoe
“…William played a foundation role in the creation of Vortex: A Journal of New Vision, a zine that my partner Bradley Rose and I published between 1980 and 1982…”
Cass Brayton
“… I know he designed the first Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence logo and did the lettering still in use today (January 2024). William was Sister Succuba of the Sisters…”
charlie (opal) seltzer
“[I met William in] 1986 at the faerie household he shared with Mika Kindman in SF…”
David Grossblat
“I met William in 1995 as we both left a Billy Heart Circle at Heartwood. We said hello because we knew each other through our mutual friend Buzz Bense. And that's how it began…”
Jim Double Snake
“I was first acquainted with William through rituals held by Jack Davis in SF in the mid 1980s...”
Michael Starkman
“I met William sometime in the late 1970s, perhaps through a mutual acquaintance with a dancer named Rael Lamb…”
Cleo Dubois
“I met William at the San Francisco Public Library for a reading evening with Mark Thompson…”
