Heather K O'Malley is a fifty-plus-year-old transgender lesbian who has been writing stories since fifth grade, lots of stories. Along the way she joined the Army, got injured, traveled the world, learned a number of languages, failed epically, found true love, went to a lot of schools, got a master's in English, was an activist, taught, learned several martial arts, figured out how to cook, tried most everything, and became a proud grandmother. It has been exhausting.