pickIvan Coyote writes with sincerity, warmth and lots of humour about their life experiences, including challenges they faced as a non-binary person. I liked this book as much as their earlier book, Tomboy Survival Guide. Both are highly recommended!
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A friend told me today, “Don‘t catch a falling cactus.” I did this only once, but still, it needs remembering.
Sometimes there you are on the highway, and you drive right through a flock of memories, like ghosts. All you can do is keep your eyes on the road.
Semi-drunk and definitely creepy dude in the lineup at the market says to uninterested young mother: “Is that a new baby?”
Young mom retorts coolly: “Is there such a thing as an old baby?”
Even the clerk laughed.
pickWhat a treat: a new Ivan Coyote book! It's a collection of personal essays, anecdotes, and other memoir-ish stuff, with an often elegiac tone. Ivan writes about talking to schools about anti-bullying, being in the world as a queer non-binary person, queer elders, travel, family, and random human connections. Although they write about tough stuff and do not suffer oppressive bullshit, this collection leaves me feeling like I can face the world.
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