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Peter Kazon practiced law before turning to writing full-time. He splits his time, along with his husband and golden retriever, between Washington, D .C., and Provincetown, MA. This story is part of an interconnected group of stories, another of which was published in The Beloit Fiction Journal in 2022. He can be reached on Twitter @peter_kazon.
When you weren’t sure if a guy was gay, you asked if he was Canadian. The straight ones always look puzzled, and told you they were American.
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