This is not an obituary. For more than four decades of my life, Pat Robertson brought out the worst in terrible people. Today he made me a worse person.
Inclusion, Survival, and Rainbow Unicorns
Where I stand on the Golden Crown Literary Society’s clarification of its inclusive language. Short answer: I’m 100% for it. Also, pic of my favorite rainbow unicorn.
Reading Romance to Escape – From What? To What?
When we crave to escape into a romance story, what are we escaping to? What gets left behind? Who gets left behind?
We’re Not Children Anymore, Right?
Why is it so easy to look away from evil? I’ve been asking myself that question and pulling apart answers for myself because #BlackLivesMatter.
Hallmark Uncaves, Says All the Right Things
Any ally for inclusion should take a long hard look at Hallmark Channel’s entire representation. Is a movie or two with LGBTQ leads enough to overlook the oh-so-white Christmas?
Okay Lesbian Boomer – Diaspora and Other Rewards
We left our closet homeland, struggled toward equality, and now we see what we set in motion. Diaspora, #TheseKidsToday, and #OKBoomer Lesbian style.
FAQ – Fun Arbitrary Questions
Fun and arbitrary answers to fun and arbitrary questions that are often asked, plus some of my favorite self-made memes about writing and being a writer.
The Gay Agenda – Three-Day Weekend Edition
You know The Gay Agenda, right? Where our lives are nothing but glitter unicorns and cupcake sprinkles?
Why #SWRepMatters – Disposable and Invisible Equals Unsafe
Saying Inclusion is political but exclusion isn’t leads to story worlds where most of us don’t exist. And if we don’t exist in fiction, our existence in the real world remains precarious.
Art Doing What Art Does – Fearless Girl Makes Us Reflect, Evolve
Fearless Girl is awesome staring down Charging Bull. Fearless Girl is completely awesome on her own. Our feelings about art evolve; that is what art is.