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Category Archives: stories
The Tale of the Cat, the Witch, and the Traveler, as Told by a Black Cat
The biggest victims of the Salem Witch Trials were black cats. And I know this may sound melodramatic coming from me, but it’s true. Witches have recovered their good name and get killed much less nowadays. I bet you even … Continue reading →
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Tagged black cat, cat, felines, forest, history, legend, myth, mythology, witch, woods, writing
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The Bin-son Boy, Part 3 (of 4)*
Part 1 Part 2 I thought I’d read Noriyuki’s calligraphy instructions wrong. There were no transports to anywhere near the destination, but the directions stayed the same no matter how many times I read them. There was only one way … Continue reading →
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Tagged anxiety, fighting, karate, karate kid, martial arts, queerlit, retelling, sci fi, science, science fiction, space, story, teens, writing
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Swimmers
In the beginning, the universe was a pristine lake. The spirits of gods and creatures and angels swam in the void together, content to ride the waves and ripples created by their fellow Swimmers. The Swimmers didn’t need to see … Continue reading →
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Tagged angels, anxiety, books, creation, creation myth, creative, genesis, gods, humanity, lakes, life lessons, mental health, myth, origins, spirits, spirituality, stories, swimming, universe, water, writing
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October 2022: How I got locked in a cemetery with the undead
What I Got: What I Read: Well, I survived the weirdest Halloween I’ve ever had. But more on that later. First, books! Usually for October I pick a spooky classic to read, like Frankenstein by Mary Shelley or Pet Sematary … Continue reading →
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Tagged books, bookworm, cemetery, colson whitehead, graphic novels, graves, gravestones, halloween, LGBT+, life lessons, one piece, pandemic, pirates, plague, reading, spooky, the maze runner, the walking dead, undead, walking dead, world war z, zombie literature, zombies
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September 2022: How I finally chilled out and read a normal number of books during a month determined to bury me
What I Got: What I Read: As expected, this was a slow reading month, so this post won’t be a mile long for once. I had to give myself a break before my zombie-themed October TBR, especially since I felt … Continue reading →
June & July 2022: How I got the world’s most popular virus (but at least COVID waited until after Pride Month)
What I Got: I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman This Winter by Alice Oseman Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman Heartstopper, Vol. 1, 2, & 4 by Alice Oseman Solitaire by Alice Oseman I Want to Die but … Continue reading →
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Tagged alice oseman, artemis, book nerd, books, covid, graphic novels, greek myth, heartstopper, history, illness, korean lit, LGBT, lgbt lit, LGBT+, lgbtq, memes, middle grade lit, music, nonbinary, nonfiction, pandemic, queer, queer lit, quinta brunson, reading, sickness, translated lit
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February 2021: How I slowed down and found my love for reading again (just in time for Valentine’s Day)
What I Got: Punch Me Up to the Gods (ARC) by Brian Broome The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Everyone in this Room Will Someday Be Dead (ARC) by Emily Austin On the Books by Greg Farrell Out of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged amber ruffin, antiracism, arcs, books, colson whitehead, comics, graphic novels, historical fiction, LGBT, lgbtlit, lit, nigeria, nigerian civil war, nonfiction, queerlit, romance, romance books, self care, sherlock holmes, sherlock holmes retelling, talia hibbert, the nickel boys
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July 2020: How I Went a Little Overboard with Graphic Novels and Book Acquisitions to Find a Little Joy
What I Got: To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 2 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo The Deep by Rivers Solomon Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, … Continue reading →
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Tagged advice, audiobook, becky chambers, black mage, booklover, books, bookstore, chronicles of narnia, creative writing, daisy jones and the six, death note, everyone's a aliebn, how to drag a body, i am not okay with this, job hunt, library, nanowrimo, queer lit, reading, sci fi books, sci-fi, writing
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March 2020: How I’m reading and reconnecting with myself during this weird time
What I got: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler What I read: City of Night by John Rechy The Mariposa Club by Rigoberto González The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth An Orchestra of Minorities (audiobook) … Continue reading →
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Tagged books, city of night, cuban lit, high fidelity, legend, lgbt lit, LGBT+, next year in havana, popular lit, quarantine, trans, trans lit
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Mom Hugs and Puppy Snuggles: How I Let Depression Get the Best of Me Before I Explored Why Life is Worth Living
As you already know, this summer has been rough for me. I have been lonely, dealing with an emotional new roommate, and starting a job at Walmart that was slowly sucking my soul out like a Dementor. I won’t go … Continue reading →
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Tagged anxiety, bohemian rhapsody, books, bookstore, boston terrier, bullet journal, colorado, denver, depression, dogs, goldendoodle, pride, roadtrip
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As Cool As Mint Ice Cream 