I give a workshop called "Trans 101 - Trans Information for the Non-trans Community".  It is a way to try to connect with the non-trans community, both LGB and straight, and try to explain that being trans has very little to do with sex or gender, but a search to become normal.

In an effort to have people understand what it was like being trans, I asked them how they would feel if they woke up tomorrow and they were an aardvark.  They looked like an aardvark, they smelled like an aardvark and all the other aardvarks kept telling them to aardvark-up and get over it.  It was a light hearted reference devoid of any sexual connotations.  And that our journey is a search to become normal and has very little to do with sexuality, gender or genitalia.

I wrote "Bobby the Aardvark" to explore this idea. 

This story is an attempt to try to bring understanding to the cis-gendered without using gender as a descriptive term.

While there are no sexual situations whatsoever in this story, this is not a childrens story. There are images of brutality, aggression, and manipulation which younger readers would not understand.

Look for it on Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, and other popular booksellers!
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/406670

-Sandy

Hey all.  Until March 11, 2014, enter the coupon code: FY53Y and the story, Bobby the Aardvark, is FREE!

I'm more interested in getting the story out there than money.  If you like it, let me know.  If you don't like it, let me know.  Post a comment here or on Smashwords.

Thanks!

-Sandy

Thank you all for your support and downloading of "Bobby the Aardvark" during the "Read and Ebook Week"!

I have made editing changes / improvements as suggested by my very helpful proofreaders and editors.

As I am looking to have "Bobby" reach more people in the cis community, I have am making the story FREE. No matter what version you have, feel free to pass it along to who ever may find it useful.

The new price is now reflected that way on Smashwords and should make it's way to the rest of the other distributors such as iTunes and Amazon over the next few days.

If you cannot find the new FREE version contact me and I'll send you a copy in your favorite format.

If you do read it, please post a review here, or on Smashwords or GoodReads.

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/406670

I loved it! At first, it did sound like it would be a good children's story, but like you said, as it went on, it did get more disturbing. I think it did a really good job showing the perspective of the aardvarks as well - how there was a lot of fear behind what they were doing and they believed they were doing the right thing (well at first anyway). and I liked the twist at the end.
I think it could really help people imagine what that could be like.