Welcome to the very 1st episode of Gays in the Woods, in which I (Emmet, 33, they/them) explore rural queer life, starting from my own backyard. For Family Day, let’s meet my poetry aunt, b!WILDer, and hear about her experiences over 12 years with the Lanark County Live Poets Society (LiPS), including many adventures at the (perhaps soon to be renamed less colonially) Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. We also talk about b!’s recent foray into comedy, & her upcoming show at Curious & Kind in Almonte on March 21st. On this episode’s Community Corner, you’ll learn about the upcoming Housing Forum at the Carleton Place Arena on February 20th. You can find Gays in the Woods on Anchor, Spotify, & Facebook. You can find me on twitter at @emlfc. If you have a topic or guest suggestion for the show, I’d love to hear from you via social media or the traditional rural communication method of starting a rumour about me doing what you think I should already be doing & waiting for me to hear it & get back to you.