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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... story , an object , a sensation . We took our bright dangerous energy , the crescent horns , the blade , and hid it ... stories , tales of escape . Perhaps I could find someone else there , or perhaps be found . On summer mornings ...
... story , an object , a sensation . We took our bright dangerous energy , the crescent horns , the blade , and hid it ... stories , tales of escape . Perhaps I could find someone else there , or perhaps be found . On summer mornings ...
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... story written by the same woman , about an old woman with a magic porridge pot that cooked at her command . You say , " I read that story too ! " One day a little girl , who had been secretly listening , got hold of the pot and spoke ...
... story written by the same woman , about an old woman with a magic porridge pot that cooked at her command . You say , " I read that story too ! " One day a little girl , who had been secretly listening , got hold of the pot and spoke ...
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... stories to the seminar I'm teaching , the story of a metamorphosis older than Ovid , the ancient transforma- tion of male into female . The students were not satisfied with ab- straction . They wanted detail , the path mapped out for ...
... stories to the seminar I'm teaching , the story of a metamorphosis older than Ovid , the ancient transforma- tion of male into female . The students were not satisfied with ab- straction . They wanted detail , the path mapped out for ...
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