Freedom of Mind and Other Acts of Self-love

Hit me with your rhythm stick! Maybe that’s what I should have titled this one. In any case, I think I’m going to hit a little heavier today and share something from the book I’ve been working on for the last several years, Queer as Mud.

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May You Be Sealed

I’m pretty secular, but I was thinking about not eating for 25 hours after the sun goes down tonight. That doesn’t mean I can do Yom Kippur like a real Jew. I said I was thinking about it.

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How Should I Know?

The other day, a friend of mine asked me, “What does gender fluid even mean?” He was genuinely curious. I don’t think he meant anything condescending about it. He just wanted to know.

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Cha-cha-cha-changes

I’ve thought about it, and I think I will be staying just plain old, “Carol Es.” At least for now. Just because Hannah changed her name from Michael to Hannah doesn’t mean everyone’s gotta do a name change too, right? Right.

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