“Don’t make fun of Dog Teats. Only bar that sells the mead I like.” It was also the biggest queer community this side of Las Vegas. He knew everyone there; a couch, food, and friends were always available. Unfortunately, the road there was near non-existent, and Ace argued they could pick up work in places more easily accessible.
One of the points in my structural edit letter was "Where are all the gays at?" Though I'd established queer-friendly aspects of Salt Lake City, like non-binary characters, all-gender bathrooms, and access to gender affirming healthcare, there wasn't enough of that coming through onto the page. I had to find a way to make the wasteland MOAR GAY without compromising Valentine's goal of wanting to live in Salt Lake.
Dog Teats would be the perfect place for Valentine to settle if not for his ache for top surgery and desire to restart his T.
As an aside, I'm still amused that I have a traditionally published book out with a town called Dog Teats.
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