The Best

My favorite reaction did not come directly from the person, and I wish it had. My dad was always proud of me and he was very excited for me when I became an officially published author. While he was in the hospital, his friend struck up a conversation with me about my books that I will never forget.

C - "So, your dad says you're a writer."

Me - "Yes."

C -"He was so excited when you got published. You write Westerns?"

Me - "What?"

C - "Westerns. Your dad said you write Westerns."

Me - "No." I laughed. Hard. So hard there were tears that for the first time that day were not of sadness. "I write erotica actually. But I guess I can see why he wouldn't want to share that bit with people."

See, my dad was so excited that I was published and he wanted to tell everyone. But he just couldn't bring himself to say the word 'erotica' so instead he told people I write Westerns. That way he was able to share his big news about his 'famous' daughter and avoid any embarrassment he may have felt about what I write.

My dad was awesome. One day I will write him a western. It will probably be more Brokeback Mountain than Louis L'Amour, but hey...he'll still be proud of me.

I wonder if there is erotica in Heaven...

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Dakota