being gay would mean actually kissing guys and not girls？her in particular？well； she？d be in the
bedroom right next door。
？Look； Dan。？ Vanessa poured the rest of her bitter coffee into the crowded sink and left her mug
on the countertop。 ？You need to stop being so hard on yourself。 I mean； there？s nothingwrong with
being gay； is there？？
？Of course not！ Thomas Mann was gay。 And he won the Nobel Prize。？
？Right。？ Vanessa grinned； pleased to hear Dan sounding a little more like himself。 So predictable；
so easily influenced。 Let him get this gay stuff out of his system； she could wait。 ？So 。。。I？d love to
meet this Greg guy。？
？Yeah？？ Dan responded skeptically。 ？Really？？
？Yeah。？ Vanessa squeezed his shoulder。 Now that Dan was gay； she could do things like sit on his
lap； right？ She decided to try it。 ？Really；？ she added； perching on Dan？s bony knee。 Dan slipped
his arms around her waist and buried his nose between her shoulder blades。
？Thanks；？ he said； his voice muffled。 ？You？re my hero。？
Hey； maybe he reallyis gay。
nice e…mail address； buddy 。 。 。
TO： Song of Myself
FROM： Greg P。
Re： Song of Myself？s Next Meeting！
Dear Friends；
I hope you enjoyed getting together as much as I did。 I？m happy to report that our first
get…together has already resulted in some burgeoning romances？a happy consequence of bringing
together so many like…minded creative individuals。 I hope we can continue to inspire and excite
one another at all ourmeetings！
For our next get…together； please bring along your favorite work of Shakespeare and we？ll take
turns reading aloud。 You show me yours and I？ll show you mine！
Your