aph ism ▁being ▁a ▁social ▁norm ▁in ▁this ▁imag inary ▁universe , ▁the ▁love ▁these ▁women ▁experience ▁is ▁often ▁with ▁other ▁women . ▁In ▁these ▁imag ined ▁world s ▁many ▁of ▁our ▁own ▁social ▁convent ions ▁are ▁often ▁presented ▁as ▁peculiar ▁or ▁are ▁simply ▁absent : ▁ ▁people ▁may ▁forget ▁to ▁ring ▁the ▁door ▁before ▁entering ▁or ▁may ▁be ▁completely ▁ob liv ious ▁to ▁the ▁waves ▁on ▁the ▁sea . ▁ ▁The ▁dominant ▁them es ▁binding ▁these ▁diverse ▁stories ▁are ▁female ▁int imate ▁friendship ▁and ▁hom osex ual ity , ▁day ▁to ▁day ▁femin ism ▁and ▁the ▁re definition ▁of ▁mascul inity . ▁Our ▁own ▁ordinary ▁real ities ▁often ▁strike ▁the ▁characters ▁as ▁quite ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ordinary ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁short ▁stories ▁and ▁brief ▁bio ▁of ▁the ▁author ▁( in ▁French ) ▁ ▁Review ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁short ▁stories ▁in ▁ ▁Le ▁port ail ▁d ' Al bert ▁( in ▁French ) ▁ ▁Review ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁short ▁stories ▁in ▁ ▁Z en ▁E vas ion ▁( in ▁French ) ▁ ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁short ▁story ▁collections ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁short ▁story ▁collections <0x0A> </s> ▁Koh ls ▁R anch ▁is ▁a ▁census - design ated ▁place ▁( CD P ) ▁in ▁G ila ▁County , ▁Arizona , ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 4 6 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁CD P ▁is ▁located ▁in