An Interview with Dave Boyko

Some things really are unexpected.

I eased into this substack thing on the third of January, 2026. And within a very short time, I had a subscriber. That was Dave Boyko. I’m thinking I should really rename him to “Loyal Dave”.

Next Up in Millie’s Fabulous Interviews of People You May Not Know…

It’s been a few months, and one thing I’ve observed is that Dave has always been in my corner. Encouraging, supporting. Showing up with positive energy. So it seemed like a natural thing to exploit such a dedicated supporter for an interview article. (I’m looking around the room at some of you others….)

Little did I know that I was opening a very interesting door.

I read quite a few of Dave’s posts, and sometimes I laughed at his ending twists, sometimes I wondered what the story was behind the writer. But one thing I always thought about was - this is a guy who seems like he really understands who he is.

This picture seems like it conveys that.

I lol’d like a wild monkey when Dave agreed to model a Tiara, because if that’s not someone who is a Tiara Girl at heart, who is?

I showed his picture to the others and the squeals from Kona triggered a flock of parrots to try a jailbreak out of the sanctuary. Needless to say, there was some conga dancing around the kitchen table with my new macbook in the lead featuring Dave’s picture. And chanting. Because with this crew, there’s always chanting. And forks beating on things. And general mayhem.

I hope you enjoy the interview. I know I did.

Thanks, Dave, for being who you are. My world is a better place with you in it!

-Mills