-
Archives
- January 2018
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
-
Meta
Tag Archives: moms
Motherhood in the Mangoverse
“I want to see mothers that are more than just plot devices, who existed and had lives before and after they had kids. I want adventuring mothers, magic-wielding and sword-swinging and dragon-slaying mothers. Mothers who have done more than just … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged breastfeeding, cozy fantasy, fantasy, female characters, feminism, lgbt lit, moms, motherhood, new adult, young adult
Leave a comment
The baby princess with two moms
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
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged babies, baby, books, gay, lesbian, lesbian moms, lgbt, lgbt parents, lgbtq, mom, moms, mother, mother's day, motherhood, mothers, parents, princess naomi, queer
Leave a comment
LGBT family day at the zoo
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
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Art, babies, baby, bisexual, cartoon, climbing the date palm, comic, dads, fatherhood, gay, gay families, lesbian, lesbian families, lgbt, lgbt comics, lgbt families, lgbtq, moms, motherhood, otters, parenting, queer, the mangoverse, two dads, two moms, zoo
Leave a comment
Totally my mother’s daughter
I was over at my dad’s house one day when I was in middle school and my half-brother was about four. There I was at the kitchen table, writing down all the colors in the Victoria Secret catalog and what … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged beading, crafting, family, hobbies, knitting, moms, philosophy
Leave a comment
Rivka at eight years old
“When you grow up — not soon enough for me, you funny child,” — Mitzi massaged her own brow — “you’ll be a lady, and you certainly won’t be swordfighting. Even with candles.” “Yes, I will. I’m going to be a … Continue reading
Posted in Mangoverse
Tagged children, feminism, feminist, kids, moms, motherhood, parenting, warrior woman, warrior women
Leave a comment
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
Image
July 12, 2014
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
2 Comments
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
Posted in Mangoverse
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
Leave a comment