Ivan Coyote's "Nobody Ever"

[foolish_m0rtal]

I read this piece some time ago from a post on my flist, and I've always thought of it. I was overjoyed to track it down again and read more of Coyote's work, which is amazing.

NOTE: This bit below is incorrect. Refer to theotherdibbler's comments below for details.

Please note that this document has a pretty major typo. Ivan Coyote does not believe in gender binary and prefers the 'they' pronoun. Coyote's author bio should read:

Ivan E. Coyote was born and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon. A renowned performer and an award-winning author of six collections of short stories, one novel, three CDs, and four short films, Ivan’s first love is live storytelling. They have become an audience favourite at music, poetry, spoken-word, and writer’s festivals from Anchorage to Amsterdam. Ivan’s column, Loose End, has appeared monthly in Xtra West magazine since 2001. Their first novel, Bow Grip , received the ReLit award for best fiction, was named by the American Library Association as a Stonewall Honor book in literature, and is in development to be made into a feature-length film.

NOTE: All the above up to the note is incorrect.

"Nobody Ever" by Ivan Coyote

Comments

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

I got it from this, but on multiple readings, maybe Ivan doesn't and is just talking about other people who do. What do you think? (http://www.xtra.ca/public/Vancouver/They_is_me-11333.aspx)

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

Thank you for letting me know! I really don't like using the wrong pronouns either.