Leaving Normal: An Interview

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An Interview with Rae Theodore, author of Leaving Normal

The Flannel Files

Rae is better known in blogland as middleagebutch, and is the author of The Flannel Files, a blog about living beyond the gender binary.

Rae (aka middleagebutch – click the pic to link through to her blog) has several snippets on her blog that touch on coming out moments and has a chapter devoted to Coming Out in her first book, which was published on June 26th.  She talks about the realities of life and love and relationships within the context of knowing, understanding, and embracing her authentic self, and she does so with poignancy and humor.  The questions in this interview are based on information she’s shared previously.  Rather than spend a lot of time *telling* you what an engaging author she is, I figured I’d let her *show* you, in her own words.  Read on… Continue reading

Coming Out Party

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I have been doing a lot of thinking lately around the topic of Coming Out.

There are so many things that we, as individuals, are closeted about (sexuality and sexual identity, relationship constructs, kinks, etc), and while it would be wonderful to live in a world where being Continue reading

I’m On Fire

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My honeyed syrup drips, sticky sweet, coating my sugared walls, coaxing your fingers further inside where their scissoring tease pulls forth my dripping wet.  My heart beats a two-syllable tattoo against Continue reading

The Whatsit & Widgets & Stuff & Things

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I have just returned to civilization after a lovely bout of unplugged-ness, and upon finally sitting down to relax after putting away all perishable goods, my cat bade me “Welcome home!” by walking over to the living room rug, looking me in the eye, and peeing.

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