#nonbinary lit

[ziggyschutz]

BEHIND THE SUN, ABOVE THE MOON is a non-binary space magic anthology, and it now it has a cover!

My story, twice-spent comet, is probably one of the best short stories I’ve written. Here’s a blurb:

On an isolated asteroid, Fer serves out their sentence with a found family of ramshackle criminals. Life takes an exciting turn when they befriend Ophelia, a beautiful humanoid creature with a tail like a comet.

...it’s space mermaids, y’all.

It’s out on February 24th, 2020. Add it on Goodreads. Pre-order it here.

[adapted-batteries]

I just picked up my library's copy of I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver, and it's great so far. Coincidentally, this is the second queer book I've read this summer that suddenly involved Yuri on Ice (the first one being the graphic novel Bloom) and it's amazing how it keeps showing up.

[lord-pigasus]

bankrobber

i stole these fishnets from target they were small enough to fit in my little purse (can’t remember which) in my big hands (cant remember which) i've always had to steal my womanhood ever since god's doctors gave you yours and past me by (someone painted blood above the door) remember when bank security held me down with their eyes and i (woman with cock) became robber with shotgun and every straight person became a (fucking) cop (someday I'm going to steal back all my rent money back from that bank) i can’t shoplift titties but im gonna be all the woman my money could never buy (i stole an eyeshadow too) so if i’m gonna leave target with armies of straight (hot knife) eyes then (fuck it) my (long) legs are gonna scream baçk with knives of their own (fuckers) my (tranny) legs are gonna look better in these fishnets than anybody could even imagine when they come for my body tomorrow

[ziggyschutz]

BEHIND THE SUN, ABOVE THE MOON, a nonbinary space magic anthology, comes out in less than a month, so I thought I would share my story’s first few lines with you. 

I cannot wait for this incredible anthology to be out in the world.

[image is a screenshot of the following text:

In the beginning, before Humans had claimed the stars as their own, they held hands as they watched lights streak across the sky and called it Magic.

Magic, as everyone knows, must be Spoken and Heard and Believed, and so it was so, that stars were Magic, and those that fell especially so.

Sometimes, the beginning of stories are just as simple as that.

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[ziggyschutz]

I got excited about BEHIND THE SUN, ABOVE THE MOON (a nonbinary space magic anthology) being out next month thought I’d do a little ‘meet the crew’ for the characters in my short story, twice-spent comet!

FER.

our protagonist

they/them pronouns

20-something (doesn’t know own age)

in asteroid jail

collects story endings

bad at letting people in

good at creating slogans for a rebellion

believes in things in spite of themself... magic, wishing on stars, a family they find and fight for

MOLL.

she/her pronouns (trans woman)

40-something

in asteroid jail too

has an illegal tattoo gun hidden in her fake leg

also, tats everywhere

everyone who meets her falls in love with her tbh

mom friend

sometimes the real space crimes are the partners you meet along the way

BENAT.

she/her pronouns (cis lesbian)

also in asteroid jail

too young for a life sentence

moony kid, weird accent

almost lost an arm once (it’s a long story)

messenger pigeon of a person

a murder plot is something that can actually be so personal 

fell in love once, never recovered

RACK.

he/him pronouns (trans guy)

the last of the asteroid jail crew

just a kid

stole his own lungs and is very proud of it

space shuttle brat (born in space, never looks back)

4’3” of I am here to cause problems on purpose

accepts his role as younger brother (and relishes it, honestly)

OPHELIA.

space mermaid

was a scientist, once

tells good stories

loves her family

loves being made up of stars and the space between

loves to love to love to love

believes in happy endings

QUARTER JONES.

she/her/he/him pronouns

an artist

a revolutionary

too far away, wherever you are

a good captain, once upon a time

has the coolest name of any character I’ve ever written, honestly

twice-spent comet’s pitch is “On an isolated asteroid, Fer serves out their sentence with a found family of ramshackle criminals. Life takes an exciting turn when they befriend Ophelia, a beautiful humanoid creature with a tail like a comet.”

If you like the looks of the crew, consider giving the anthology a read when it comes out! The whole book is very, very good.

[adapted-batteries]

This morning I finished reading I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver, and man, it probably wasn’t the best idea to read it right after I just had all the gender drama with my mom when I cut my hair. That being said, it was a very relatable story, particularly on the family bits (sans the estranged sister, I don’t got one of those).

It was pretty cool to read a book with a non-binary main character, especially one who I really related to. Highly recommend reading it!

[theparisofthe90s-blog]

idea

what if I founded an independent chapbook press