Invisible Friends
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“When I was a kid,” a friend said not long ago, “I thought cats were female and dogs were male.”
“Did you ever, uh, look at them?” I asked. “I grew up on a farm. The relevant anatomy was displayed pretty regularly.”
“I’m a preacher’s daughter,” she said. “From the city.”
“I forget that about you,” I said. “What about invisible friends?”
“Only one. I gave hi…