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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Snapshot of a same-sex marriage
Probably one of the most romantic evenings my spouse and I have ever spent together was the night we got lost on the Italian-Slovenian border, on foot. We were staying in Trieste, Italy, and Spouseling decided it would be fun … Continue reading
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Tagged couples, friuli, italy, lesbian, lgbt, lgbtq, marriage, muggia, romance, romantic, same sex marriage, slovenia, tourism, travel, travelogue, trieste
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I love dragons (but most of all this one!)
Rivka and her dragon from The Second Mango — because sometimes a dragon just needs a hug from a five-foot-eleven Yiddish-speaking warrior woman. There is more I could say about this picture, but it would be spoilery. Drawn by yeaka, who is awesome.
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Tagged Dragon, dragons, fantasy, fantasy books, jewish, jewish characters, warrior woman, warrior women, yiddish, young adult, young adult fantasy
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The warrior’s prize
Rivka the warrior and Isaac the wizard from The Second Mango, drawn by Becca Schauer on commission. Scroll below the picture for the dialogue from this scene, but it comes with a huge honking spoiler warning. from the book: Rivka: “Many adventure … Continue reading
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Tagged books, couples, fairy tales, fantasy, fantasy art, fiction, first kiss, intimacy, isaac, jewish, kiss, kissing, love, muscles, muscular women, older man, older man younger woman, older men, rivka, romance, romantic, warrior, warrior woman, warrior women, wizard, wizards
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A poem that really moved me
written by fegeleh on Tumblr: for the little Jewish child who learns of her inherited wretchedness through YouTube comments and the snide remarks of her goyische friends mein kinder, if no one prepares you for the hatred that will … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-semitism, bigotry, jewish, poem, poetry, prejudice, yiddish
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Even Kiddush is a magic show when there’s a wizard in the family
For non-Jews: this is Shabbat (Sabbath) dinner, and Queen Shulamit is blessing the wine. Isaac is a wizard with a flair for showing off, especially for Rivka, hence the telekinesis. Characters from The Second Mango drawn by kayaczek. Sequel Climbing … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, books, cartoon, family, fantasy, fantasy art, jewish, jewish books, jewish fiction, judaism, kiddush, magic, magic powers, prayers, religion, sabbath, shabbat, telekinesis, wizard
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Dancing in lavender
One night when I was very little, my mom and I ran into a caricature artist at the beach. She decided to buy me a portrait, and I told the man I wanted myself “dancing with a dragon.” (I guess … Continue reading
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Tagged bi, bi women, bisexual, Bisexuality, caricature, childhood, Dragon, dragons, identity, lgbt, lgbtq, queer, queer kids
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Who wants fairy tales to have more two-mom families?
Officially announcing that Prizm Books has accepted book three in the Mangoverse series! It’s called A Harvest of Ripe Figs, and I’ll tell you all about it below the picture. Right now, my favorite phrase has got to be “lesbian … Continue reading
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Tagged a harvest of ripe figs, babies, baby, books, detective, fairy tale, fairy tales, family, fantasy, fat positive, femslash, fiction, ftm, lesbian, lesbian mom, lesbian moms, lgbt parenting, mom, moms, music, music books, musicians, mystery, parenting, queer, sleuth, trans, two moms, violin, young adult fiction
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Princess Shulamit tubing on the Itchetucknee
This is tomorrow night’s concert, the one where we’re playing the world premiere of Disney’s official orchestral suite of Frozen music. The orchestra hired Becca Schauer, who’s one of my regular artists, to do the art for this poster, so naturally, when they said … Continue reading
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Tagged brown girls, cartoon, chibi, children, florida, gainesville, girl, itchetucknee, kids, music, princess, tubing
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My favorite sparring partner
Some people flirt by batting their eyelashes or blowing kisses, but then there’s Isaac and Rivka… These are the characters you get to hang out with if you read The Second Mango and its sequels (Climbing the Date Palm is due out … Continue reading
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Tagged books, carrot, carrots, cartoon, chibi, combat, cute, family, family of choice, femslash, fiction, flirting, food, fun, illustration, jewish, kitchen, lgbt, mangoverse, novels, romance, sparring, swordplay, swords, the second mango, warrior, warrior woman, wizard, young adult fiction
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Romantic love is not another way to say ‘sex’, even when you’re talking about same-sex couples
My grandfather is 90 and my grandmother is 88 and a half. They have been married since 1946. They sleep in separate, side by side twin beds because my grandfather’s multiple physical problems cause him to be disruptive in his … Continue reading
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Tagged bisexual, Bisexuality, commitment, couples, elderly, family, gay, gay rights, homophobia, lesbian, lgbt, lgbtqia, love, marriage, marriage equality, queer, quiltbag, romance, same sex couples, same sex marriage
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