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All the Real (Geek) Girls

by Sarah Kuhn on Jan 1, 2013 in Nonfiction | 55 comments

by Sarah Kuhn When I was in high school, there was one other girl who loved Star Trek as much as I did. Deep Space Nine was our jam, so our bond was forged in the fire caves of Bajor, solidified by amazing-in-our-minds inside jokes revolving around oo-mox and various disgusting uses for Odo’s bucket. We laughed; we obsessed; we wore matching Bajoran earrings obtained at the annual “Trek” convention held at a grimy motel by the Portland airport. We were an all-female club of two—not exclusive by choice, but because no one else wanted in. These days, my geekdom is a much larger, messier, and altogether more complicated club. And recently, that club has disheartened...