"I believe in a wall between church and state so high that no one can climb over it.
"When religion controls government, political liberty dies; and when government controls religion, religious liberty perishes.
"Every American has the constitutional right not to be taxed or have his tax money expended for the establishment of religion.
"For too long the issue of government aid to church related organizations has been a divisive force in our society and in the Congress. It has erected communication barriers among our religions and fostered intolerance."
— -- Sam Ervin, Quotations from Chairman Sam: The Wit and Wisdom of Senator Sam Ervin (1973)
Man
Oh. Whoops. There it is, right in your profile.
I'd like to tell you how much it means to me that you described yourself as having curled up on the bed w/ batteries in a pillowcase.
Lying down while afraid.
Not owning anything heavier than a bunch of batteries with which to defend oneself.
These are scene details that women include all the time in narration but that men really don't very often.
Thanks for normalizing them for your gender. Every voice does that just a little bit more (kind of like Granny Liz from the old "Granny Gets a Vibrator" blog normalized a female civilian non-body-builder obsessing about her weightlifting results). :-D