Jane Fishman: A woman with a story
Posted: January 8, 2012 - 12:03am
By Jane Fishman

http://savannahnow.com/accent/2012-01-08/jane-fishman-woman-story#.TwpB0yNEYas

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One Sunday morning Pat, who is curious about people and notices things and loves to read biographies, turned to the flamboyant Crystal and said, "You look like you've lived an interesting life, a risky but interesting life."

Crystal laughed and said, "Maybe." That's when Pat, who is a writer, gave Crystal her card and said, "We should write your story."

The two women couldn't have been a more unlikely pair, not because Pat, who just turned 75, can't write. She can. But two out of her earlier stories are children's books about animals: "Maggie, a Savannah Dog," a tale about a much-loved and well-known Boston Terrier, and, most recently, "Roseanna, a Savannah Squirrel," about an albino squirrel that lives in Pat's yard, a book she ironically dedicates to "all those who are different." Her third book, "Love from the Ashes," is a romance novella about someone who comes back from the dead.

Crystal, who is 53, was born Robert. Crystal is a transgender person.