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“Gay identity is widely considered as a homecoming, but I know it more to be a setting adrift. In dire circumstances faced by others, exile has been not only disorienting but horrifically violent. But for some of us sometimes, exile could be a kind of magic. Back then, before marriage, in the wilderness.”

“But the family wasn’t my family. At best, they were
my neighbors. Every mother has a set of inky pens hidden in a pocket or a drawer for her daughter. Just because something is familiar does not mean it is mine.”

“Go get balloons. Get more than anyone. Thanks for the fun. Go learn. I love you. I’m late.”

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joan i have no clue what you’re talking about