Percy

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Shorts and t-shirt or sweatshirt and jeans depending on the temps. And moccasins or vans. What's your favorite genre of non-fiction to read?

Student lends underwear to seniors. LENDS

I tend to use my motorcycle more for everyday transportation instead of just pleasure when gas gets really high. What types of vehicles are you able to operate (e.g. car, motorcycle, boat, plane)?

Surfing cats excite nearby tourists. THOME

ultimate

I like that I have a good balance between tasks for which I have sole responsibility and team projects. In a typical week, how many hours do you work?

Donald is returning the money. YEMON

This is one of the best things I have read on GA and one of the best things I've read anywhere recently. Fascinating. I'm captivated.

She exchanged Xu locally yesterday. CLAAW

Paystub Reports EveryThing Taxed Yearly. FYEND

Alpine

Usually a Cliff Bar or Balance Bar. Sometimes pretzels if I'm craving something salty. You're in line at Starbuck's. What are you going to order?

Billy Idol What is the best music concert you've attended?

PF Chang's Same question

Ariel stunts thrill people daily. HLNOG

Neophyte

Sucking lemons injures man's jaw. RATTY

Smoke

Over the Winter school break, my brothers and I usually had an ongoing Monopoly game. What would you (or do you) buy season tickets for - sports team, the arts, other???

Wayne, You are a really good storyteller, something I'm sure you've heard often. Thanks for linking the story over here and sharing the site info. -Percy

It sounds like you’ve got a good understanding, and like Cia and Nephylim confirmed, transpeople go by the gender to which they transitioned. If you’re not sure how to refer to someone, just ask “What pronouns do you prefer?” or something along those lines. For myself, I think of the word transgender as a fact about myself more than as my gender. Think of it this way - if you were to meet a guy who was unattached, you would initially think of him as single. At some point, you may learn that he’s actually divorced. This doesn’t change his single status, it simply adds context to it. It’s a fact about him. Naturally, you might have a lot of follow up questions for him. How long ago was he married? For how long? Increasingly…was he married to a woman or a man? What caused the divorce? Does he have kids? If so, how is his relationship with them? Do they live with him? Is he friendly with his ex? Was the divorce agreeable or bitter? How much of the story is shared is going to depend on your relationship with the person. Casual acquaintances aren’t likely to get the lowdown on all the details of what caused the divorce or the nuances of his relationship with his kids, and a casual acquaintance probably wouldn't even ask. But, that conversation should happen if a long-term, intimate relationship is on the table. Everyone’s story of divorce is going to be a little different. Likewise with the trans population. Everyone’s story is going to be a little different, but the word itself is useful for giving a general fact about someone. There’s more to the story than just ‘male’ or ‘female’ just like with our guy above, there was more to the story than just ‘single’. Again, like above, it’s natural to be curious about the details but the level of information shared about the experience or the person’s thoughts about their trans experience is going to depend entirely on the relationship you have with them.

A week ago Saturday. We went to one of our favorite spots for shooting pictures of the bay and then into the city for dinner. We had our first date the last weekend of February, 2002. What's the longest relationship you've had?

This is rather fascinating. Very original. I had a little trouble following the transitions from scene to scene but am interested to see where this all goes. I don't completely dislike the protagonist. Hope you're not disappointed.

Enjoyed this a lot. The details, realism make for a richly written piece.