Genre:
Memoir / Biography
Themes:
Addiction
Adventure / Survival
Butch / Butch
Butch / Femme
Camping / Glamping
Coming of Age
Coming Out
Family Relationships
First Love
Fish Out of Water
Found Family
Humor / Comedy
Mental Illness
Second Chance
Soulmates / Reincarnation
Starting Over
Taboo / Forbidden Relationship
Heat Level:
Sweet (kissing, holding hands, etc., but no other on-the-page physical intimacy)
Archetypes:
Superhero
Writer/ Author
Geographic Location:
Middle East
United States: Pacific
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Big City / Urban
Suburban
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Queer
Butch / Stud
Excuse Me, Sir! Memoir of a Butch
By Shaley Howard
Growing up as a closeted lesbian in the 1970’s, in a dysfunctional family with an often mentally unstable mother, the only thing on her mind was survival.
As a young child, in many ways, Shaley didn’t stand a chance. Growing up as a closeted lesbian in the 1970’s, in a dysfunctional family with an often mentally unstable mother, the only thing on her mind was survival. Turning to alcohol and drugs at an early age, she thought she’d found the perfect escape from the shame of being gay and her mother’s erratic emotional roller-coaster ride.
Excuse Me, Sir! Memoir of a Butch, is a story of the outsider. It’s about what it means to be marginalized, the journey of overcoming and enduring the agony of addiction and how even in our darkest times, we can still find levity, laughter and hope.