Simon McKim

Myffanwy

“It’s a perfectly ordinary name,” said Myffanwy.

“In middle earth, maybe.”

“Not middle earth. Wales. Which I guess is pretty much the same as.”

“Are you from Wales?”

“Yes! Yes of course I’m from Wales.”

“It’s still not a normal name.”

“It is. I promise.”

“It’s not American.”

“Well...no...”

“Therefore it ain’t normal.”

“Not in America, sure. But in Wales Myffanwy isn’t a weird name.”

“Why don’t you just go by Fannie.”

“Fanny means vagina.”

“No it means butt.”

“In America.”

“We are in America.”

“I know but in Wales it means vagina. Here it means butt. Either way, it’s not a great nickname.”