The teacher had given the class a “quiet” class period just for the students to get started on the homework. As is the nature of highschoolers, it rapidly devolved into nobody working and everyone either chatting with each other or on their phones. Any other day, Ryan would breeze through half the homework, come uponContinue reading
Author Archives: Sarah Leamy
Eeriness of divulgence
by Alaro Basit. “I will save the feral in you some space to trot. I will mow it a lawn in my orchard & carve a seat out of your flaws. Side by side with your glitches I shall sit like I’ve always did —not to judge nor applaud you”, these were the words scurried from my buccal on the lastContinue reading “Eeriness of divulgence “
Sublingua
By Cameron Finch The dream goes like this: I am standing in a kitchen, standing at the sink. The world is dark outside, morning or night. Over the sink, I am holding a knife, a startling chef knife for chopping very fine onions or apples. Always the knife is arranged horizontally, as if I’m restrainingContinue reading “Sublingua”
Light Spots: Poetry.
Sylvia Bernhardt Light Spots Blind courage Has moved me once more. Scabbed yet gently painted, My toes brush the dirt aside To check for glass or unknown Hurts. Others, Blind in their own respects, Dropped spilt or threw On the path I trod. Pilgrims passing through will Look upon me, with jealous Tired, eyes. BeneathContinue reading “Light Spots: Poetry.”
Global Arts Fund
“Established in 2013 and building on our legacy of funding for the arts, Astraea’s Global Arts Fund supports, showcases and connects impactful art by LGBTQI people and organizations that are using art as a tool for social transformation and have limited access to resources for this critical work.” I recently came across this organization andContinue reading “Global Arts Fund”
Foglifter~ Reading Tonight!
Queer Reading Tonight! THURSDAY MARCH 24TH. SEE INFO BELOW BETWEEN FUTURITY AND CHAOS: IMAGINING QUEERER POSSIBILITIES Join us TOMORROW for a reading hosted by Foglifter, just femme & dandy at SMOL Fair!We’re so excited to announce our virtual reading, Between Futurity and Chaos: Imagining Queerer Possibilities! Hosted by Foglifter and just femme & dandy at SMOL Fair, this freeContinue reading “Foglifter~ Reading Tonight!”
New Resource: Libguide on LGBTQ Writers and Artists in Special Collections APRIL 15, 2021/ HORNBAKELIBRARY Hornbake Library’s Literature and Rare Books collectioncontains many excellent works by LGBTQ writers and artists. If you would like to learn more about works by LGBTQ people in Literature and Rare Books but aren’t sure where to start, we have the solution. ExploringContinue reading
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On the Art of Gender Queer Storytelling
Anathema Magazine
Have you heard about this website yet? A friend shared it with me yesterday as another resource for us: http://www.anathemamag.com/about-anathema They write; At Anathema we’re interested in giving that exceptional work a home. Specifically the exceptional work of queer people of colour (POC)/Indigenous/Aboriginal creators. As practicing editors we’re keenly aware of the structural and institutional racismContinue reading “Anathema Magazine”
The Art and Practice of Queer Storytelling
A 6-week studio workshop with the Constellation, a place for writers By the end of the course, students will enjoy, evaluate, and practice the craft of writing queer narratives within a variety of genres. This course is open to queer writers/poets and our allies, in short, anyone who would like to immerse themselves in creatingContinue reading “The Art and Practice of Queer Storytelling”
Gender Queer Literature 