I decided to go to the queer mikveh event at the last minute, and I got so, so lost trying to get there, and there were huge golden fields and a big herd of running goats and a sunflower farm and pumpkins ripening in rows and cows, lots of cows, and ospreys. Then I found the beach and I was so, so late, but not too late, and we went out into the cold water together and I breathed and watched the sun sparkle until I was ready and then I went under and came up and covered my face with my hands to make a quiet space for the first blessing, and then I went under twice more and said the second blessing, and people were in little groups, singing and saying blessings and chanting blessings, and someone was carrying their dog in the water, and finally we all got out, and someone gave me a pickle, and someone else gave me apples and honey, and we sat naked in the sun and felt new.
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