THIS WAS PRECIOUS AND HAPPY AND HEALING

There is probably nothing more quintessentially queer than hooking up with someone, and then not realizing for weeks that the other person is also gay. Alexei’s “are you gay??” had me cackling.

The religious trauma was raw, real, and helped me to articulate some of my own complicated emotions surrounding religion. (I’m not sure if Alexei grew up Mormon, but it definitely seemed like he grew up Mormon.) It felt so healing for me to start this journey with Alexei and watch him grieve while also becoming more comfortable being himself.

I loved learning all about the PCT and all of the work and planning that goes into a journey like that. I literally didn’t even know the PCT existed and now I’m fascinated by it and want to learn all I can.

The letters???? Fucked. Me. Up.

I cried so much that I felt hungover the next day. And as soon as I finished it I started again.
I loved it.