Tag Archives: baby

The baby princess with two moms

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Shira

Happy Mother’s Day this weekend from the two-mom family in A Harvest of Ripe Figs, a fantasy novel that shows that happily ever after doesn’t mean the end of the adventures, and that there are different ways to be a mother. … Continue reading →

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Zayde Wizard

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Shira

Isaac – official palace wizard, Ashkenazi dreamboat, and surrogate father to the queen – singing Yiddish lullabies to her baby, Princess Naomi. Characters from A Harvest of Ripe Figs drawn by misselaney. Here’s my actual grandfather singing in Yiddish. I’m posting … Continue reading →

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LGBT family day at the zoo

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Shira

Baby Naomi’s two moms and two dads at the zoo in a modern AU version of the Mangoverse books. Both the f/f and m/m couples are canon in the actual series and Naomi was conceived using artificial insemination. Drawn by … Continue reading →

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Dragon’s treasure

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Shira

Sometimes Queen Shulamit has to run a kingdom, but then there are the quiet moments, when she can just chill with Princess Naomi like any other mom. ….well, any other mom who’s got a dragon for a close, personal friend! … Continue reading →

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How will a lesbian queen and her partner conceive an heir?

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Shira

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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Who wants fairy tales to have more two-mom families?

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Shira

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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