4 Comments

awww I loved reading this <3 " Even the fact that Marlee is dating a man is gay, because Marlee is not a woman." this made me very happy and I just related to so much xoxoxo

Expand full comment

!!! Hi! This comment made my day! Thanks for reading, and for the frequent inspiration. I'm smitten

Expand full comment

Excellent. I’ve been there. The place, the morning, the scene, and the POV. Well said.

I’ve always loved my name because once upon a time it was androgynous. (Just Jan, not short for anything ) I assume every dog is female. I’m not sure if humans will ever get over gender identity since we can’t seem to let it go even with canines. Kind of amazing how many people get upset when I use a female pronoun for my older male dog. And the desire to talk to folks for no reason other than to acknowledge them, I get it. It was always so rare to see an African-American where I lived in Idaho, so whenever I did, I had to fight the urge to go say hi. Sometimes I lost the fight and made a fool of myself. Oh well.

Expand full comment

Ahh I was talking to someone recently about how funny it is that I get annoyed when people misgender my boyfriend's dog! What's that about! So glad this resonated with you, Jan (which is a great androgynous name)

Expand full comment