I tilt my head back and carefully toss my hair over my righ… - Alexander Chee

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I tilt my head back and carefully toss my hair over my right shoulder in the way I have seen my younger sister do. I realize I know one more thing about her than I did before - what it feels like to do this and why you would. It’s like your own little thunderclap.

Alexander Chee

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cross-dressing

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Alexander Chee (born August 21, 1967) is an American fiction writer, poet, journalist and reviewer.

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