Tag Archives: food allergy

There are times when Queen Shulamit doesn’t really mind being gluten-intolerant!

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Shira

Shulamit and her bodyguard Captain Rivka are characters from The Second Mango (sequel due out July 2014!) drawn here on commission by casually-draws-dorks.

Image | Posted on April 10, 2014 by Shira | Tagged allergic, allergy, books, celiac, food allergies, food allergy, friendship, gluten intolerance, gluten intolerant, gluten-free, jewish, judaism, matzo, passover, pesach, sarcasm, snark, snarky, women, women-of-color | Leave a comment

When Gluten Attacks!

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Shira

Queen Shulamit is gluten-intolerant, which is why she fell in love with the palace cook. Never fear, Queenling — Aviva will save you from the evil bread-monster! (Characters are from the queer YA fantasy novel The Second Mango and were drawn here by … Continue reading →

Image | Posted on January 20, 2014 by Shira | Tagged allergies, allergy, bisexual, book, books, bread, cartoon, celiac, celiac disease, chef, cook, culinary, fairy tales, fantasy, food, food allergies, food allergy, funny, gluten, gluten allergy, gluten intolerance, gluten intolerant, gluten-free, glutenfree, gsm, gsrd, humor, lesbian, novel, queer, queer fantasy, quiltbag, qwoc, Shira Glassman, stories, women-of-color | 2 Comments

I’m interested in hearing from women

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Shira

…who feel that sexism has contributed to their food allergies being dismissed, mocked, assumed to be a ploy for attention, hypochondria, or in any other way treated with unwarranted skepticism. This is in relation to my novel The Second Mango, … Continue reading →

Posted in Mangoverse, Uncategorized | Tagged allergic, allergies, allergy, celiac, dairy allergy, feminism, feminist, fiction, food allergies, food allergy, food intolerance, food intolerances, gluten-free, health, lactose intolerance, medical, misogyny, sexism, soy allergy, wheat allergy, women | 2 Comments

Princess Shulamit: “My dinner is trying to kill me?”

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Shira

Gluten is the protein in wheat that holds pasta together. As a meat, chicken contains plenty of proteins of its own. Some people have digestive sensitivities that interfere with their digestion of one or more kinds of protein, leading to … Continue reading →

Image | Posted on July 2, 2013 by Shira | Tagged Art, cartoon, celiac, elimination diet, fantasy, fiction, food allergies, food allergy, food intolerance, gay, gluten, gluten intolerance, gluten-free, lesbian, lgbt, lgbtq, mangoverse, Prizm Books, protein intolerance, queer, romance, woman of color | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: food allergy

There are times when Queen Shulamit doesn’t really mind being gluten-intolerant!

When Gluten Attacks!

I’m interested in hearing from women

Princess Shulamit: “My dinner is trying to kill me?”

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