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“When my alarm jangled in the morning, I awoke feeling small and terrified. I couldn't find myself in my own life—there was no memory of me that I could grasp. There was no place outside of me where I belonged. So every morning I willed myself back into existence.”
― Stone Butch Blues
― Stone Butch Blues
“She took my face in both her hands and kissed my mouth. I blushed from head to toe. She stood back and grinned at my color, proud of her work.”
― Stone Butch Blues
― Stone Butch Blues
“I had been at the center of her world; she had become my whole world. As my universe shrank, I needed her to be everything for me, and in return I longed to be everything she needed. Neither of us could live up to the expectations.
And yet, how could it be otherwise? How could I not sink to my knees at the end of the day and ask for her sanctuary?”
― Stone Butch Blues
And yet, how could it be otherwise? How could I not sink to my knees at the end of the day and ask for her sanctuary?”
― Stone Butch Blues
“You made me ache and you liked that. So did I.”
― Stone Butch Blues
― Stone Butch Blues
“I remembered what it was like to walk a gauntlet of strangers who stare—their eyes angry, confused, intrigued. Woman or man: they are outraged that I confuse them. The punishment will follow. The only recognition I can find in their eyes is that I am “other.” I am different. I will always be different. I will never be able to nestle my skin against the comfort of sameness.”
― Stone Butch Blues
― Stone Butch Blues
Sarah’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sarah’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Art, Classics, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, History, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, and Essays
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