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@arospecpoetrynet
A Fall
I often stood,
waiting in stead,
waiting for a fall instead
of waiting to see who I am,
Am I really me,
Or another's man?
I wait and see,
as the rain pours down,
down the heavens,
as little plants drown.
Does no one care,
how they may be?
Those little plants,
with hearts so genteel.
Hearts now crushed,
we wait in stead,
waiting for a fall instead.
Grief
There is a strange thing Perching in my soul Not where you used to be But close to it And its eyes are open day and night Its song is a harp out of tune That is slowly catching fire Dangerous, beautiful Wrong Calling the thing a disease Would be so much like cheating As to be a lie I call it a thing To be born instead It is growing unlike you With every memory brought up I don’t find myself in Until I want to offer You My condolences I’m sorry you didn’t get to have me Until I lost you I’m sorry it hurt me still Like a throbbing scar Forgive me for pouring My tears onto your sister’s skin Her wound is fresh and the living Feel a lot more pain Than the dead
I forgot in my previos ask to say The best writer is absolutely subjective, if one hates everything with romance you can easily become the best writer. Also writing needs practise and you can also just write for fun, like others paint or play music for fun. And you don't need to be the best to be good.
I personally mostly just write for fun and I am definitely not the best writer but ya! Honestly there are some wonderful aromantic writers out there! I recommend looking at @aroworlds they are an amazing author and have a list of other writers too!
Legend has it that a simply amazing comment and an @ mention will summon dizzy med-muddled authors from their beds to flail about in glee…
(Seriously: thank you so very much for such a lovely comment!)
Actually, I don’t have (yet) a single list that’s accessible to folks, so let me compile a few links in the one easily-rebloggable post. Please note that I’m focusing here more on indie creators who have free content available, just so that financial situation need not interfere with one’s ability to find representation.
First up are the tags on this blog: original fiction, fanfiction and poetry. I’ve got a growing collection of aromantic-specific narrative pieces in all those tags, so if you’re wanting aro-spec writing, I’d jump in there. Lengths vary from “short Tumblr post” to “ongoing serial hosted on Wattpad” with various stops between. This is by no means all aro-spec narrative media, but I think it’s a good starting point!
Second is the aro-spec artist profiles: most of these are by aro-spec writers of original fiction and fanfiction, including links to their blogs and works. Plus you get to read about creative aro-specs talking aromantic identity and creativity, and who isn’t here for that?
Third are folks I’ll mention by name, aro-specs who I know are producing wonderful works that should be celebrated and signal-boosted, so please check out their blogs and works!
Original content creators include @afroenby, @tallyrunning, @fluffyllamacorn / @llamacorn-productions, @crimsonsquare, @aro-soulmate-project, @luthyx / @sanctiontheskies, @candypeel, @aro-ollie / @arotryinghisbest, @lvbytes, @arospecpoetrynet and @aroacelibrary.
Fan content creators include @arotaro / @mutant-jojos, @22degreehalo, @crimsonsquare, @aroacehogwarts, @astriiformes, @punxbarton, @arofili, @lvbytes and @willowenigma.
(Better-known aro-spec original fiction writers include Claudie Arseneault and Penny Stirling.)
Lastly, I’ve got both my fiction page and my list of last year’s fiction post. Not everything on the former page has aromantic protagonists (there’s stories from the dark days when I didn’t know I was aro!) but everything on the latter post does. For this reason, I do specify which works have aro-spec characters in the blurbs and/or descriptions.
I’ll finish by mentioning that there’s no such thing as “best”; it’s an arbitrary, subjective definition that doesn’t serve us. Every act of creativity has value; every piece will have a reader for which that work absolutely shakes their world. Every single piece. In a community as small as the aro-spec one, where we all know exactly what it means to grow up without exposure to works that specifically and intentionally include positive and explicit depictions of our identities, every scrap of representation is even more important and vital, and we’re here to celebrate all of it. Because it matters; it can’t not. And never have I seen anyone in this community disregard another aro-spec’s work as “not good enough”, and I think that this is something, as a community, that we can hold onto and cherish while supporting and encouraging the creatives that give us hope of even greater representation.
(Side note: I am positive that I’ve forgotten someone I shouldn’t have, so if you’re looking at this list heartbroken by your lack of inclusion, reply to this post and I’ll add you to it. I’m bad at remembering names on a good day and this week isn’t that! Let me know about any corrections that need to be made, please!)
Thank you so much for the shout-out!
It’s here, and right in time for some holiday cheer!
Welcome to issue 5 of our bi-annual art and poetry zine from arospec artists!
As always, huge thank you’s go to our designer @vosesnequam and to Emma for the cover designs.
Also, a personal thank you from me (Meeni) to all members of the network and all our readers. It’s been amazing working with you all.
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READ it online.
Heatwave
Passing through the city like a gust of wind I admire the autumn colors on display as if they were fire-eaters performing for my eyes only The sadness only floods me later when I let myself realize those flames are the consequence of a deadly heatwave Sadness in this case is a softer kind of guilt or the helplessness of knowing you are one in billions
The Arospec Poetry Network is seeking submissions from arospec (= who belong on the aromantic spectrum) visual artists to illustrate the fifth issue of its collective art/poetry zine “Don’t Talk To Me Of Love”.
This issue will center around the theme of different types of love.
Artists have the choice between directly submitting original content related to this theme, or getting in touch with our members to work in closer relation and illustrate a particular piece of poetry. We accept traditional art, digital art, photography, comics (1 to 2 pages), … You can always get in touch if you’re not sure whether your artwork would fit our zine. The zine is published digitally with an A4 format.
Please do not submit more than three pieces at a time, and include titles for your pieces.
All rights will remain with the artists. Since the zine is a free publication, we cannot offer financial compensation.
Due date for submissions is November 15th. The expected release date is in December.
You can contact us and/or send in your submissions per e-mail: [email protected] or through tumblr: @arospecpoetrynet.
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Now that the fourth issue of our zine is live, we need your help to pick a theme for the next one!
Complete the form above to vote for/submit your theme ideas!
Hey guys! This only got five responses, so if you haven’t voted yet I would deeply appreciate it if you did! I’ll keep it up for one more week just in case! (also, apologies for forgetting to make the first question multiple choice, I only noticed it today)
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Now that the fourth issue of our zine is live, we need your help to pick a theme for the next one!
Complete the form above to vote for/submit your theme ideas!
Issue #4 of Don’t Talk to Me of Love is here! Get your bi-annual dose of art and poems from our arospec team of artists right here, right now!
Thank you to all artists and poets who participated, and special thanks to our designer @vosesnequam and to Emma for the cover art.
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READ it online.
Friend
Loneliness is loud. People speak a language I don’t understand- We stand apart And you smile across a crowd into my eyes. Hurling storms, music cries my ears are on fire but you lead me outside. Silence skyscrapers sky- The scenery’s alive Sounds under our feet, Windows aflame smoky streets that I could watch alone but without you, it wouldn’t be the same.
Aro-blog Recommendations!
I’ve been seeing a lot of new or lesser known aro-blogs, so I figured I’d do another round of blog recs! These are all blogs which primarily have aro content, though some have ace content as well: @aceofdragon (Just found/went through their blog, several great original posts that deserve more recognition :) @a-french-aro (New blog!) @aroquestionstotheworld (Lots of neat original content!) @aro-corvid (I think they’ve been around a while, good mix of reblogged content and original posts which are big aro moods) @aro-ollie (relatively new blog from someone who’s been an awesome fixture in the arocalypse server :) @aro-awesome (An awesome new blog lol :) @aroidek (a pretty new blog but already some great original content!) @arocyanide (Lots of variety, someone I know from the server but I think their aro blog is fairly new :) @zemathememequeen (She posts like 100% aro memes, she’s also known as the queen in our aro server lol) @ora-na (a great blog by an aro poc :) @aro-love (Lots of good positivity stuff, good mix of moodboards & serious posts) Miscellaneous @aroacezine (specifically a blog working on making a zine, so check them out if you’re interested) @raiseafuckingglass (Isn’t exclusively an aro blog, but they make some awesome original posts that I often see when browsing the aro tags) @aggressivelyarospec (runs aggressivelyarospec week which encourages arospec fanworks, and is coming up in late June) Some awesome though better-known aro blogs that a lot of y’all are likely already following/that I’ve previously recommended: @arokaladin @aroacearborvitae @aro-momo @aro-soulmate-project @far-too-aro-for-this @too-spicy-and-too-queer @arotaro @aroworlds @maybeacearo And you can find me at: @aromagni This is by no means a comprehensive list and I encourage people to add more, but here’s a bunch of great aro blogs to follow! (because lbr, we’re always on the hunt for more aro content :)
I’ll also mention that @aggressivelyarospec runs an original media week in November, focusing on any kind of creativity made by aro-spec creators. (I participated last year!) So if you don’t make fancontent and want to enjoy a celebratory fest of creativity, we’ve got six months to prepare.
For media blogs, @arospecpoetrynet posts no-romance poetry and also produces a zine, Don’t Talk to Me of Love, a few times a year.
Thanks a lot for the shoutout!
I Cannot Breathe but this is (probably) no Gas Leak
I want to feel alive and not scared.
I want to breathe.
I want to feel like my body isn’t a betrayal, like I can actually hold on to things.
I want to be selfish and survive it.
I want to stop checking whether I left the stove on.
I want to dance to the electro coming from my neighbours’ window.
I want not to be writing this poem.
I want the weight settled on my chest to disappear.
I want my relationships to be fixed, to be whole, I want to love my friends without condition or warning, to be inexhaustable.
I want to figure this shit out.
I want to leave.
I want to find a reason.
I want to give up.
I want to get better.
I want to know what better is.
I want to have something else to say.
And I want to survive this night, the drowning panic paranoia open window the insomnia the smell of gas the silence the sentiment of failure and my own expectations.
I want to sleep.
The Arospec Poetry Network is seeking submissions from arospec (= who belong on the aromantic spectrum) visual artists to illustrate the third issue of its collective art/poetry zine “Don’t Talk To Me Of Love”.
This issue will center around the theme of seasons.
Artists have the choice between directly submitting original content related to this theme, or getting in touch with our members to work in closer relation and illustrate a particular piece of poetry. We accept traditional art, digital art, photography, comics (1 to 2 pages), … You can always get in touch if you’re not sure whether you’re artwork would fit our zine.
Please do not submit more than three pieces at a time, and include titles for your pieces.
All rights will remain with the artists. Since the zine is a free publication, we cannot offer financial compensation.
Due date for submissions is May 30th. The zine should be released in July.
You can contact us and/or send in your submissions per e-mail: [email protected] or through tumblr: @arospecpoetrynet.
Please, Rain,
Wash away the blood,
Wash away the dark,
I want to have a voice of willow,
to rush through trees and parks
to go where the river flows
through thunder and sunlight,
from mountain to sea.
Please, Rain,
Wash away all of me.
don’t talk to me about love
when the concept was tainted from the start
a man with charm who would hold himself high
but could lie to my mother while looking her in the eye
who took her, used her, and broke her heart
and treated the whole thing like an art
On Bleeding & A Body
Before I begin I feel I should apologize
First For stripping you naked like this For leaving only blood of you Your most awful and beautiful Sticky & gross For showing you off in public Like acttle on a marketplace So tender & red
Second For all the times I took it out on you Made you sing with the pain of it It might make it worse but really It was never about you Or about how much pressure It takes for the skin to break (Not much, but more than you’d expect) You were a means to an end Never less important Than when I was touching you Oh so carefully Let us break bread It is time now And let’s pretend the ritual Isn’t tear-worthy “Have all of me until you are full I will not need it anyway”
It’s not true that I don’t love you Definitely true I need you But we aren’t good at saving each other We pick at scabs because they feel weird
A guy in a room says That to embody is better Than identity I reply Me & my body don’t talk I can’t keep my eyes open when I masturbate & when my nose bleeds I just wipe it off I can’t forgive you For trying to make me a god As if this body too small Was ever meant to be shared What’s the use of the ache When I come back to you As if leaving wasn’t What we both wanted? Dear body I am sorry But also
Fuck you
Boredom
Hands shake. My legs ache from running nowhere. The rain bounces off a dark room with nothing to do. Next to me she whispers And my body quakes I have to run I have to move or I’ll have to hear the awful truth. And it seems I tremble at the thought At the idea that I cannot just stop and exist. My body quakes because I am alone and waiting for the voice whispering whispering truths I can’t bear to hear.
