Two Gay Mexicans And A Genderqueer Jew Go To Dollywood

modified from T.V. Guide circa 1983 // Jim Ellwanger

The road to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, takes us through the Smoky Mountains, slow rising and sinuous like cats moving under a blanket. It’s late April 2018 and blooming, budding trees stipple the stony hillsides with neon green and purple.

Descending into the foothills, we begin to see small towns. Old barns and mills collapse under vines, while neat blue trailers and tan…