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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Trans Bodies, Trans Selves
Last night I went to an absolutely brilliant talk hosted by Wild Iris Books. Trans activist and scholar Peter Cava is a fantastic speaker with the perfect mix of instruction and emotional authenticity. Their presentation was interesting, captivating, and had no dead … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, discrimination, empowerment, feminism, gainesville, Gender identity, homelessness, lgbt, lgbtq, peter cava, safety, trans, transfeminine, transgender, wild iris books
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Shulamit perceived the serenity of a divine benevolence in the way this touch made her feel
She tried to relax, but it was difficult, knowing how important tonight could be. Resting her head on Aviva’s shoulder, she began to sing softly. Aviva harmonized with her in a rich, gentle alto, her arm around the queen, idly … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, campfire, free excerpt, lesbian, lgbt, lgbtq, novels, queer, writing
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Queer feminist fiction — with dragons!
Today, paperback copies of Climbing the Date Palm hit the shelves at Wild Iris Books, our local feminist/LGBTQ+ bookstore! The bookstore’s owner and I are holding it up with the first book in the series,The Second Mango.
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Tagged bisexual, books, Dragon, dragons, feminism, feminist, fiction, florida, gainesville, gay, lesbian, lgbt, lgbtq, new release, queer, wild iris books
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Eshvat: polyamorous, aromantic, and successful businesswoman
There’s a prevailing belief out there that bisexuality is incompatible with monogamy. I wanted to challenge this idea in my writing, by depicting not one but two bisexual characters who don’t get into more than one committed relationship at a … Continue reading
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Tagged aromantic, bi, bisexual, eshvat, fictional characters, nonmonogamy, poly, polyamory, polyandry, representation, sexuality, shapeshifters, solopoly, writing
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The labor activist and his passionate prince
Kaveh gazed up at him adoringly. “I thought I cared for you already, but when you spent all your money making sure everyone was fed, I fell in love all over again. My heart is completely consumed, and recreated to … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, afl-cio, Art, bi, bisexual, books, drawing, farzin, gay, gay art, glbt, graphite, justice, labor, labor rights, lgbt, lgbtq, m/m, m/m romance, new adult, occupy, prince kaveh, queer, quiltbag, shounen ai, slash, unionization, unions, wage theft, workers rights, yaoi
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The madcap adventure of the missing pumpkin pie beer
Several years ago, I worked for a wholesale vegetable distributor that delivered to restaurants, schools, and hospitals. One fall, the folks at corporate decided to close our local branch and transfer my territory to another facility, about 80 miles away. The company let … Continue reading
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Tagged adventures, alcohol, beer, funny, logistics, my life, pumpkin, restaurants, story
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Canon femslash and worker’s rights!
Queen Shulamit and Chef Aviva from The Second Mango are back for another adventure; in Climbing the Date Palm they’re charged with the rescue of a foreign prince’s labor activist boyfriend, while also trying to figure out how to become moms to an heir. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, aviva, bisexual, books, chef aviva, climbing the date palm, fantasy, fantasy art, femslash, fiction, jewish, lesbian, lgbt, lgbt parenting, lgbtq, mommy, moms, motherhood, novels, queen shulamit, queer, queer lit, reading, shapeshifters, Shira Glassman, shoujo ai, shulamit, swan, the second mango, ttc, women-of-color, young adult
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How will a lesbian queen and her partner conceive an heir?
I have no kids, and I certainly never thought I’d be writing a conception scene. But when you write fairy tales about fictional royalty, eventually the whole ‘heir’ issue is going to come up. Queen Shulamit is a lesbian and, … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial insemination, babies, baby, books, femslash, fiction, lesbian, lgbt, lgbt parents, lgbtq, moms, motherhood, pregnancy, queer, same sex parenting, ttc, two mom families, two moms, writing
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My guest post about why the romantic lead in Climbing the Date Palm is fat
Click here to read my full post, about why I chose to make Farzin from my new novel Climbing the Date Palm a fat gay nerd. Farzin is, in many ways, what I find attractive in a man. He’s an intellectual and … Continue reading
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Tagged bhm, bisexual, body positive, body positivity, book, chubby, fat, fat characters, fat positive, fictional characters, gay, glbt, haes, lgbt, lgbtq, m/m, m/m romance, novel, queer, slash, writing
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