kj Has Recent & Erotic Book Reading

Scene 1: kj, Lolo, and Debra Kay have finished an excellent Sunday brunch in Provincetown. They take an easy stroll along the bay side of the ocean, greeting dogs and their owners every which way. In particular they meet an interesting and genteel woman who turns out to be a Poet Laureate. She is staying at a first floor condo directly on the bay beach until December, writing another book. Kj tells her she (kj) is also a writer.
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Scene 2: Debra Kay emails the Poet Laureate and invites her to join kj’s book reading the following day. Meanwhile, kj is mulling over the chapter excerpts she will read. This is Women's Week in Provincetown and kj has written a love story about two women who belong together despite many challenges. She has been invited by a local bookstore to read along with two other authors.
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Scene 3: Lolo and Debra Kay help kj make final decisions about her reading and listen to her run through.
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Scene 4: kj, Lolo, and Debra Kay arrive at the reading venue. A large, dark and well maintained room has been set up at a women's club. There are three stools with three microphones at the front of the room. kj sits on the middle stool, sandwiched by the two other authors who will also read excerpts. kj is excited and a little nervous. There are approximately fifty attendees, including Lolo and Debra Kay. kj sees the Poet Laureate arrive and they quickly and formally nod to one another.
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Scene 5: The author to kj's right tells kj that she writes erotic lesbian literature but she has toned it down for this reading. She laughs. Kj turns to the author on her left and asks what kind of literature she will read. "Erotic lesbian fiction," she replies. kj begins to realize she may have misunderstood the event.
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Scene 6: The author to kj's right begins. She is animated and comical. She reads something along the lines of: “Every cell in my body was on alert from that electrified embrace. She grabbed my head and pulled me close, so that I could feel her breasts, hipbones, and torso. I got carried away, and so did she. The cheering sounded distant and muffled. I felt every lick and suck as if it was happening to my crotch. I couldn’t help the way my entire body responded. I didn’t stop her. I had to have it like morphine after a self-inflicted wound. There was no turning back. And then I let go. I came hard."
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Scene 7: kj steels herself to keep a straight face. When it is her turn, she introduces herself by saying she hopes it won't seem as though she's reading the dictionary. She reads the story of Alex and Lily in three small chapters, and the audience applauds. Kj mumbles a prayer under her breath and steels herself for author # 3.
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Scene 8: Author # 3 is a woman in her 70's who has written about two college cheerleaders, or something like that, one of which is named Laurie, and both of which are facing issues of their own infidelity. kj looks straight ahead as author # 3 reads with the enthusiasm and animation of emptying a wastebasket.
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Scene 9: The reading is over and kj rejoins her friends. They cannot keep a straight face. They do not know when the Poet Laureate left. kj would be mortified if it weren't so hilarious. "I had no idea..." she said several times.
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Scene 10: kj sells three books and the Author to kj's right sells ten books. kj is surprised, but not defeated. In fact, kj is illuminated. "I'm a serious writer," she tells her friends. "Who knew?"
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Scene 11: Non stop laughter ensues for the rest of the day and into the night.