S/HeThis brave memoir chronicles Pratt’s struggle to overcome the repressive traditions of Southern womanhood and live her life honestly. It chronicles her youth, her marriage, her eventual decision to come out as a lesbian, and her life with transgendered activist and author Leslie Feinberg. Minnie Bruce Prattis the author ofWe Say We Love Each Other,Rebellion,Crime Against Nature,Walking Back Up Depot Street, andThe Dirt We Ate. |
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Page 59
... skin , dry from months of chemotherapy , crumbles under my touch like dead leaves . She is sore everywhere . The wound in her belly is blood - rose - red against her dark skin . I rub her back which hurts all the time . I rub her feet ...
... skin , dry from months of chemotherapy , crumbles under my touch like dead leaves . She is sore everywhere . The wound in her belly is blood - rose - red against her dark skin . I rub her back which hurts all the time . I rub her feet ...
Page 78
... skin of my palm . I have the power to break apart the rock . Fire inside . Wanting you to take me , burn me up , nothing left of me but ashes , potash to the ground . Wanting you to sift me through your hands , disperse me , gather me ...
... skin of my palm . I have the power to break apart the rock . Fire inside . Wanting you to take me , burn me up , nothing left of me but ashes , potash to the ground . Wanting you to sift me through your hands , disperse me , gather me ...
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... skin had almost enough proof with- out a single piece of paper . For those with dark skin , often no number of documents was sufficient . I got my driver's license on my sixteenth birthday ; it was so easy . The examiners saw white and ...
... skin had almost enough proof with- out a single piece of paper . For those with dark skin , often no number of documents was sufficient . I got my driver's license on my sixteenth birthday ; it was so easy . The examiners saw white and ...
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