Reading · Good Thing Going

Hello pals,

I hope the New Yorkers are staying cool- I have been sitting on a heating pad in our one air conditioned room, a luxury for which I give thanks hourly. My husband threatened to turn the AC off because he said he doesn’t like “things that blow on my head” and he met a version of me that I thought would be reserved for, say, a wolf trying to haul a child into the woods. He’s been chastened.

Lu and I have different approaches to heatwave aka he goes out and I stay in. He’s drippin’ AND drippin’- I’m dry as a bone in my Rightful Owner shirt, Julietta necklace & CVS readers (1.75 magnification, cuz oh Lordy she’s 40!)

It’s been three (!) months since Famesick was released and it’s been so much more pleasurable than I could have dreamed. I feel lucky for a lot of reasons, but the warm and utterly amusing reception you’ve given this book sure is one of them. My favorite thing- besides strangers downloading me on the health of their sex organs- has been seeing you with book in hand, living your life to the fullest and letting Famesick be a part of it. I asked you to share images of Famesick in your hands and ears, and boy did you deliver. So I decided to identify some genres of Famesick reader and share starter packs for how you can spot them in the wild and crib their style.

I love each and every one of you, wherever you are and in whatever form today finds you (but let’s face it, twinks and disabled baddies really have my heart.)