Monthly Archives: February 2016

Anthology of wintertime gay romance about big, beardy men

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Shira

The Bears of Winter is a terrific collection of short fiction celebrating big, hairy men who love other men, written and edited mostly by men. Despite the common theme of “it’s fucking cold outside”, the settings are pretty varied — … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“Daughter of Mystery”: 19th century German setting for lesbian love, religious magic

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Shira

Jane Austen and Charlotte Brönte never wrote about 19th century German lesbians having adventures with swordfighting and religious magic, and we have been the poorer for it until Heather Rose Jones’s Daughter of Mystery came along. At its core it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

What DID the dragon find in his cave?

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Shira

My new short story “Treasure Hunt” is now for sale from the publisher (& Amazon.) It’s an explicit D/s short about two burly boyfriends and a dragon who doesn’t get out much. When the Empress sends her Imperial guards Vasily and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Queer families, including polyamorous ones, celebrated in SFF short story collection “Fierce Family”

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Shira

The fact that I’m not constantly bombarded by enthusiastic recommendations for this book, when it has so much in common with my novels in celebrating the strong bonds of queer families in a SFF setting, just proves the truth of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Short story collection about trans women, by trans author

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Shira

A Safe Girl to Love is a collection of eleven pieces of writing–fiction, satire, bittersweet humor–centering on the contemporary transfeminine experience. So readers go in knowing what to expect: the fiction is thick on scenes and vignettes rather than plot, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Rivka/Isaac art with Magen David snowflakes

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Shira

I’m really glad this reader gave me an excuse to commission a winter scene like this from artist Yeaka, because with Rivka and Isaac living in make-believe Florida I never really get to play with imagery like this. I guess we could … Continue reading →

Posted in Mangoverse | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dead Ringer: young men rescuing each other from abusive childhoods

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Shira

I loved basically everything about the story in Heidi Belleau and Sam Schooler’s Dead Ringer. This is not a story about two generically hot people who Clash Because Plot. It’s okay that some people like that, but the fact that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment