Naturally Emily wanted to know what I thought of Alice. I said I liked her and I hoped she would come
to Girls’ Night.
“No, I mean as a prospect.”
Emily has been getting more attention now that the Lesbian
community knows that she is interested in more than hanging out and getting
away from men. But it’s not going too
well. Everyone is either in a
relationship, getting over a devastating breakup, or “going through a period
where she needed to be free.” But
everyone wanted to be her friend and some offered benefits. Emily couldn’t handle that and berated
herself for being bourgeois, neurotic, and possessive. I told her that the Brontes couldn’t have
handled being a friend with benefits either.
So Alice is looking pretty promising. Unless she is straight.
“Can’t you ask her?”
“It’s kind of tacky.”
At least when you date men you know where you stand. The only uncertainty is when he is going to
pounce.
Karen and Nikki were all excited about meeting Alice. They even got copies of her books out of the
library. Karen said she was “a
hoot.” Nikki said she wrote like a “real
wiseass in a twin set.” She meant that
as a compliment.
We tried to figure out if she was gay from her writing, but
we couldn’t. Anyway, that is bad
criticism. You’re not supposed to assume
that a person’s work reflects their life.
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