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All day I’ve felt like absolute donkey’s vomit. I had no alcohol yesterday, ate very sparingly, and engaged in no excesses. The only explanation for feeling like the world has wiped its rugged butt with me today is that I caught a virus. Which is extremely bad timing as I have tons to do in the next few days.

Thank you to the person who recommended the book about Matthew Shepard in the anonymous comments. I’ve been listening to it and it’s kept me very entertained on the day when I’m utterly useless. Great book, mega shocking.

5 responses to “Rugged”

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    Demotrash

    You’re welcome (I don’t know why I give these recommendations anonymously when I spill the beans here every time lol.)

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      Clarissa

      I knew it was you!

      I love getting those anonymous comments, so it’s always a kindness to leave them.

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    Demotrash

    I think it’s just more fun to do it that way.

    Just learned of a novel published last August about the war in Ukraine. Sunflower Boys by Sam Wachman. No idea if it’s any good seeing as I learned of its existence about 5 minutes ago, but thought you might be interested just because of the subject matter (though it appears to be a bildungsroman, so maybe not.)

    Whether it’s good, bad, or just mediocre, it’s nice to see that a 25 year old white American man can still get a book deal in this country. True, being gay makes it more achievable, but that’s still a rare feat.

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      Clarissa

      I was stunned by this phenomenon of a young white man getting published and decided to look into it. Turns out the novel advances the idea of “gay children”. Which ok, it just had to be. How do you get published with his identity without sexualizing kids?

      Maybe the novel is good, though. I’m looking forward to reading it regardless of the author’s Faustian bargain to get published.

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        Demotrash

        How old are the children? Are they teenagers, or is this like that creepy mother who used to write articles about her gay 7 year old?

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