Every year for the past few 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,” … Continue reading The Doors of Penlyon
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Failing, Losing, Faking It, Self-Rejection, Earning Out, and other “Fun” Things About 2019
Failing I haven't done a proper writing update much at all this year, as I'm sure both my loyal readers have noticed. To put a fine point on it, the reason is this: 2019 fucking sucked as a writing year for me. And early, that started to feel like failure. Probably back in, say, February, … Continue reading Failing, Losing, Faking It, Self-Rejection, Earning Out, and other “Fun” Things About 2019
When They Don’t Get It
This week, I was super lucky and was asked to step in at the last minute to talk to a local writing group about queerness, as a replacement. Now, before anything else, I want to say it was a really good overall experience, it went about as well as I ever expect it to, and … Continue reading When They Don’t Get It
Friday Flash Fics — Greater Good (Part Eight)
Today's Friday Flash Fics, continues to play catch-up, but at this point I'm going to stop apologizing because it's silly. I seem to be capable of every-other-week right now, and that's okay. So that's likely what it'll be for a while. (Also, fun-fact for this entry: yep, it could have been Mel Gibson). “Greater Good” tells … Continue reading Friday Flash Fics — Greater Good (Part Eight)
Friday Flash Fics — Greater Good (Part Seven)
Still behind on Friday Flash Fics, and continue to catch-up. “Greater Good” tells the ongoing story of the other side of “Lesser Evil,” which was was a super-villain story about a telepath named Tristan Edwards, who could not only read minds but could force people to do (and even believe) whatever he wanted them to. That … Continue reading Friday Flash Fics — Greater Good (Part Seven)
Friday Flash Fics — Greater Good (Part Six)
And I’m still behind on Friday Flash Fics, and still playing catch-up. “Greater Good” tells the ongoing story of the other side of “Lesser Evil,” which was was a super-villain story about a telepath named Tristan Edwards, who could not only read minds but could force people to do (and even believe) whatever he wanted them … Continue reading Friday Flash Fics — Greater Good (Part Six)
