Winter (Re)Reading

I never used to be the sort who waved goodbye to Hallowe'en and immediately turned to thoughts of the winter holidays. I put that down to being in Retail where I had no choice in the matter, and had already been forced to schedule, hire, plan, train and prepare for Christmas Retail (a.k.a. the most …

The Future in Flame

Every December 14th for the past six (six!) years, I’ve re-written a holiday story through a queer lens, retelling it as a way to retroactively tell stories to my younger self that include people like me. The first year, I wrote “Dolph,” (a retelling of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer). Then I wrote “Frost,” (a retelling of Frosty the Snow-Man), “Reflection,” (a …

Canadian Christmas Romances, Final Day!

Hey again! It's December 8th, so we're hitting the end of the Canadian Christmas Romances Under $5 e-book promotion. If you missed my earlier noise, this promotion—which includes—"Handmade Holidays"—is dropping all sorts of awesome Canuck authors with their titles for you, all under $5, and all in once place for ease of browsing. So, go …

Jingle Socks, Ornaments, and “Handmade Holidays”

Jingle all the way! Many years ago, I owned a pair of super-tacky socks with a pattern of bells on them. Called "the Jingle Socks," every year I'd pop them on, call it "donning my gay apparel" and then decorate my Christmas Tree. Alas, they died a few years ago—my husband would say something different …

Handmade Holidays: Eighth Christmas

The wonderful cover of "Handmade Holidays" was done by the brilliant Inkspiral Design. I thought I'd take a moment today to revisit Nick and the gang for one of the missing years. If you don't know what I'm talking about, my wee Christmas novella takes place over fifteen Christmases, but not every Christmas gets a …

Canadian Christmas Romances Under $5

Hey all! It's December, and come December (or, often, earlier) I start hunting around for holiday romances to give me that dose of much needed winter cheer. If you're like me, then it's possible you're looking for some holiday e-books for your e-reader, and as fortune would have it, I'm chuffed to be taking part …