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Welcome home, ladies.

Do they still have that tampon making workshop?

Ah, yes, they do.

And they suggest arriving early.

Get this, there's a person named

Shaman Crying Bear

who gives an intention circle.

Hmm, that could be interesting. I've got lots of intentions.

- Like what? - Like breathing.

Find some awe, some fucking awe out here.

Well, Crying Bear is waiting for you

next to the spiritual teepee.

We passed a teepee.

Oh, here she goes.

Port-a-potties. That's just port-a-potties.

I thought that was a workshop.

You know what you need, Moppa?

You need a workshop for reading the workshop catalog.

I need that.

Don't tell your mom.

I don't even think we should tell her we came here.

Oh, she's fine.

What... I don't really know what I'm eating.

It's nut loaf.

Well, that doesn't really help me.

Is it meat? Is it nuts?

It's cardboard covered with gravy.

I think it's good.

All right, I'm gonna go see the, um...

Crying Ass Shaman Bear. If you guys are good.

No, I'm coming. I want to see Leslie do her poetry thingy.

Oh, I bet you want to see Leslie's thingy.

Are you okay?

- You all right? Wanna... - No, I'm just gonna rest.

- You sure? - I'm good.

- Okay. - Bye.

Those are very nice, aren't they?

Yeah, I got this exact same pair last year.

- They're owl. - You got these? Owl?

Yeah, you can't go wrong with owl.

Oh.

Wow.

Excuse me?

Hi, sorry to disturb you.

How much are for the owl?

All the birds of prey start at 50.

- All the birds of prey? - Yep.

I don't know if these are age appropriate.

You don't look like somebody

who lets other people tell her what to do.

Really?

Well, I...

What is your name?

- Vickie. - Vickie, I'm Maura.

Hey, Maura. How you doing?

- I'm good. - You enjoying yourself?

Yes, except for the nutloaf.

Could use a little work.

- My goodness. - Yeah, I know.

This festival isn't exactly known for its cuisine.

- Oh, but it's great. - It's nice. It's a good place to unplug.

Yeah. What are you unplugging from?

I, uh... I own the Mousetrap in Larchmont.

I know the Mousetrap. You're a cheesemonger.

Yeah, I am.

That's wonderful.

How about you? Is it your first time here?

Um, well, I came with my daughters.

And, yeah. I mean, it's my first time.

It's fabulous.

Mind if I ask you a question?

Are you trans?

I am.

- That is awesome. - Thank you.

That is so cool that you don't give a shit

about this dumb policy.

You know, woman born woman policy.

And all that. It's a bunch of bullshit.

There's a policy?

Well, yeah.

But I believe that transwomen have every right to be here.

I think it's fucking awesome that you're here.

Excuse me. It was nice meeting you.

You don't need to bolt.

I simply walked and the apologies kept coming

streaming in and I said,

I simply walked and the tree turned.

No, the key in the bottom of the sea is flooded with light.

We just get used to it.

The deeper and deeper we go

and the harder it is to turn the key,

and, eventually, we go,

and it is very, very dark.

We just get used to the light.

But the blues and the grays and the feelings of lostness

is like home.

It's like family.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Thanks for coming.

Oh, hi.

It's so nice to meet you.

It's good to meet you. What's your name?

- Joanne. - Joanne.

Thank you so much.

- Mm-hmm. - That was absolutely beautiful.

There you go.

Thank you.

Welcome.

- Hi. - Hey.

That was... that was incredible.

Oh, well, thank you.

It pleases me that you liked it.

It makes me think everybody in the world should be a poet.

Oh, man, you do not want everyone in the world

writing poems.

I, uh, I saw Bella walking earlier with her

big old parasol.

Yeah, she says there's a lot of skin cancer

in that family.

I bet, yeah.

We split up.

Oh.

I, uh...

I'm sorry, I didn't realize that.

Don't be.

Where's Syd?

Um, actually, we split up.

So...

I just came with my sister and my Moppa.

Having a girl's weekend.

Aw, shit.

What?

That really might not have been the brightest idea you ever had.

What do you mean?

This festival was founded for women born women.

And there're folks here, they just don't want trans...

Transwomen around.

Are you serious?

Yeah.

That's crazy, everybody seems so stoned and relaxed.

Yeah, well, you'd be surprised.

There are ladies here, they save up all year long,

and they get here and they feel protective

and they end up just... they end up spewing hate.

Now I'm sort of feeling I should go an find her.

Well, can I come?

Yes.

Sarah?

Oh my God.

- Jocelyn? - Hi.

What the fuck are you doing here?

I didn't know you were...

- Lesbian? - No.

- I am. - Really?

Well, you know Marla McFarland, right?

- With the twins in the third grade? - Yeah?

Yeah, we left our husbands for each other.

Seriously? I'm, like, not the only outcast?

That's so cool.

What?

Can I just, like, say something to you