@Impossible_PhD Because it's vanishingly rare that people like us find clear, coherent, and cogent writing about our lives that we can identify with AND share with others in our lives as a way of building a bridge between us.
Your work does that, Zoe.
Recently I had someone thank me profusely for my book, and tell me about the impact it had on their life. I tried to be gracious, but the whole time I was thinking, "What? My book? That wasn't anything special, just me geeking about gender and sexuality and spiritual practice..."
My wife had to point out to me that what I think about what I wrote ultimately doesn't matter. My words touched someone else's life in a way they desperately needed.