"Religion belongs to everyone"--THEY revisited #amreading #FaithfullyLGBT
- Janet Mason
- Dec 19, 2025
- 2 min read
In light of the season and in testament to the fact that religion belongs to EVERYONE, I
thought I would post a short excerpt from my novel THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders (Adelaide Books; New York & Lisbon). You can click on the YouTube video below to hear me read the excerpt, and you can read the text that I pasted below.
"You're acting like a baby, and we already have a baby," said Zerah, holding up one of the larger figurines.
"Now it's time to wrap the REAL baby in swaddling so that we can go to the market."
"Why do we have to wrap the baby in swaddling?" Pharez was still in the straw but was sitting up straight and leaning forward to stroke Aziz's soft fur. Aziz closed his eyes.
"Because silly, our baby has a penis AND a vagina, and we have to wrap it in swaddling so no one in the village will know," said Zerah.
"But, I'm the FATHER. I don't have to touch the swaddling."
"Fine, I'll do it myself. It's not like you do anything around the tent anyway. You don't even live here. You just breeze in and out of here like you own the place."
You can get copies of my books at your local library, your local bookstore, or wherever books are sold online.
For more information on my novel THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders published by Adelaide Books, click here.
CINNAMON, my most recent novel, is available on amazon.com: Cinnamon: A dairy cow’s (and her farmer’s) path to freedom: Mason, Janet: 9781958419786: Amazon.com: Books
CINNAMON is also available through your local bookstore and library
(just ask them to order it if they don’t have it).
To order your copy of my book Tea Leaves, a memoir of mothers and daughters (Bella Books) click here: Tea Leaves: Mason, Janet: 9781594932786: Amazon.com: Books
To learn more about my novel The Unicorn, The Mystery, click here:
For more information on my novel Loving Artemis, an endearing tale of revolution, love, and marriage, click here.
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