I had a flame, but she had a fire

Opening missive

Everything I'm writing right now is done in the back of a moving vehicle.

This is not a hostage situation, I have not been taken, but rather filled with the spirit of movement. My partner and I bought a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan at auction sometime in the middle of the pandemic for a shockingly low amount of money, and we instantly became van lesbians, a …