As others have said, I could really use new posts from you.

Discovering this story, and the fact that it was written and published by people who were already characters in my book, was wonderful—helping me understand the time, the setting, and La Maupin’s place in society. It’s the subject of the latest article on my La Maupin website. 3/3

On the one hand, the modern terminology & concepts of “gender identity,” homosexuality, “assigned sex,” & such are completely alien to seventeenth-century Paris. On the other, the sexual mores, ethics, attitudes, practices, & laws of that time are even more complex than we usually acknowledge…. 2/

.… until then, here is the story as passed down in the legend of La Maupin, Mistress of the Sword.

lamaupin.com/the-key.html

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…that's what you face when you decide to write a novel about an historic figure. Life is messy. People are complex.

I don't have the proof in hand that this incident was real, but I have ordered it from the Archives Nationales in France. We'll see what they show… 2/3

I’m sorry. I thought you knew.

Despite what many would have you think, the President does not (and should not) rule the country. Congress and the courts have their roles in this. It still requires concerted effort. Adding our voices to his, rather than denigrating his is more effective. Not overboard, but amplify.

It’s what comes from a notion of “masculinity” and “strength” that very far from either of ours.

Sounds like a plan.

I’d recommend it. I expect you to enjoy it.

For me it was a fun ride, strange & innovative. The characters varied from interesting to likable, frustrating, both believable and fantastic. I have rewatched a lot of the episodes (season N-1 before watching N or stumbling upon it while looking for something & rewatching an episode or three).

I cannot say that you will love the show or be satisfied with the ending, but it is written to have a beginning, a middle and an end. It a quirky story about peculiar people, none of whom are completely lovable nor completely evil.