Originally Posted by
gimmick
I think the writer fairly explicitly has said Margot is not her, but parts of the story are based on real dates she had in her mid 30s. She now lives with a woman. In her 20s she volunteered for Peace Corps in Kenya.
Interesting. I didn't bother to look up much about the writer. I googled her picture, and saw she was an average-looking white chick in her late 30s with short hair.
Didn't know she turned out to be a lesbian. Guess that would explain why she had some dates where guys turned her off so easily.