Babette: The Many Lives, Two Deaths, and Double Kidnapping of Dr. Ellsworth

• Babette in Retrospect and FAQ I

  Was Babette's relationship with the Judge and Billie a polyamorous triad? Did Babette commit suicide? Wouldn't Babette's story be better told by someone less cis? Babette's house sounds super creepy, was it haunted? You share a lot of personal bodily details about Babette. Isn't that disrespectful? Was Babette aware the FBI surveilled her? What was Babette's relationship with the LGBTQ+ community? Did Babette speak German? Before the book came out, how was Babette viewed by the local trans community?

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• Epilogue

  This final chapter includes details from Babette's FBI files and other supporting documentation that completes some gaps in her story.If you enjoy this story, feel free to Venmo: @Ross-Eliot-3 or Palpal: [email protected]

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• Chapter 45 - Alaska / A strange reunion

  Near the end of silver trolling season, a chance dive bar encounter in Sitka loops back an unexpected figure from Babette's obsessions.If you enjoy this story, feel free to Venmo: @Ross-Eliot-3 or Palpal: [email protected]

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• Chapter 44 - Nausea while longlining

  At long last I read Babette's favorite book during a longlining season in the Gulf of Alaska. I become struck with its appropriateness while writing about our times together. If you enjoy this story, feel free to Venmo: @Ross-Eliot-3 or Palpal: [email protected]

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• Chapter 43 - Late night croquet / The second kidnapping

  A poorly planned memorial to Babette is disrupted by emergency croquet with gutterpunks. Following an auto theft, another kidnapping unfolds.If you enjoy this story, feel free to Venmo: @Ross-Eliot-3 or Palpal: [email protected]

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