My first story with a transgender main character, that’s something to celebrate! I’ll be honest I wasn’t sure if I was the right person to write this one. Maybe it would be better in the hands of someone else, including the future me a year from now. But you’ve got to do things that scare you once in a while, so here’s current me’s take on the idea.
Where my last story, A Plague Of Lucy, was inspired by the new generation of SFF writing, this story derives from something quite a bit older. For quite a while now I’ve been wanting to do something that draws, just a little, from classic SF writer Cordwainer Smith, and this seemed like an excellent chance. Smith came to SFF with a poetic sensibility which really stood out from his peers, which made his work feel like myth and folklore to me. It’s a shame he’s not a more well known name today, compared to some of his contemporaries, and while this yarn ended up going in its own direction, I’m happy I was able to carry at least a tiny bit of that forward.
All of my stories involve queer girls in various sorts of relationships. Most of my stories take place in Canada, or at least the ones that aren't in space or some fantasy realm.
If you're not cool with that, I'm not cool with you.
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No pressure, but I don't really have an income so I'd be super grateful for any help. Stories will always be free no matter what.
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