Today's Friday Flash Fics is a Pride Month scene, and given it's Pride Month, I couldn't think of a better character to revisit than Kieran (and Sebastien). It's been a year since the end of Light in this flash fiction piece, and it's time for Pride again, in more ways than one... This is a … Continue reading Friday Flash Fics — This Is A Job For…
Here’s my entry for the first Flash Fiction Draw Challenge (the post for the original June draw is here). In case you didn’t know about this challenge, there’s a video here explaining (and showing the sixth draw), but the quick version: I used a deck of cards (three suits) to randomly put together a genre (in this case: … Continue reading Crow, Rook, Raven — A Flash Fiction Draw Challenge
Today's Friday Flash Fics is a rare dark story for me and comes from three places. One, recent events. Two, the book the man is holding in photo, which one of the members pointed out was a Lovecraft book. And Three, my utter hatred of the way people use the word 'Traditional' when they mean … Continue reading Friday Flash Fics — Traditional Values
I saw a lovely post yesterday that reminded everyone celebrating Pride to remember that being out is not synonymous with pride nor queerness, and it reminded me of conversations I've had over the years about the whole notion of "coming out," and the how the single most misunderstood thing about "coming out" when I have … Continue reading #PrideMonth — Closets
Given recent discussions, I've reworked a blog post originally meant for a bit later this month and I'm posting it today. I've got a couple more on similar themes, but I don't want to lump them all in together. Today I'm talking kinda-sorta about romance, but specifically the relationship between romance and queerness and how … Continue reading Queer Doesn’t Mean Romance
Edit: I’m dropping out of this theme for the month. The short reason is this: It’s hurting and excluding people I wanted to include in the first place, and that’s not okay. I thought I could patch-job. I can’t. The longer reason is: The original idea happened super-quickly. It jumped from brainstorming to being posted without any chance … Continue reading #PrideReads
