4Play by Anthology

Author:Anthology [Anthology]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: ! Yes
Publisher: Internet
Published: 2010-12-21T06:00:00+00:00

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Joan Annsfire

green eyes for signs of my dream-woman’s passion, but all I can find there is my own reflection.

One morning in New Mexico, Wendy breaks the silence unexpectedly. “I think maybe everyone is bisexual, you know, that gender-preference is more of a continuum than a dichotomy.”

Clearly, she’s been thinking about this one. “A lot of famous people are bi…look at Janis Joplin,” I say, trying to support her philosophy before the moment vanishes.

“Janis is cool, but even though she plays with women, I really think she craves acceptance from men.”

“You’re right, she does seem male-identified.” I use that catch-all term that has been appearing so much in the women’s liberation essays I’ve been reading. “But it’s a big deal for anyone to renounce the whole heterosexual world. It must be like giving up everything and hacking out a trail through the wilderness.”

“Yeah, it would take a ton of inner-strength.”

“Not a ton maybe, but a significant amount,” I reason as our conversation wanes.

The ensuing silence feels jammed full of stories, ideas, and rationalizations.

Beyond Boulder, we journey deep and into the wilds of Colorado. The Rockies embrace us like the expansive green palm of a hand. Mountain springs dot the roads and hillsides. After filling our huge containers with water, we realize that we are self-sustaining and can camp anywhere. We have plenty of canned and packaged food. When we come to a dirt road that looks private and promising, we follow it to a flat clearing totally surrounded by mountains. It’s as remote a place as I have ever been and just the 44

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