This short story takes place after Blood Matters, and is part of the Renaissance Holiday Blog roll. To find out more and read more great stories, click here! There had been light, and laughter, and joy; sweet-scented trees with bright ornaments, with presents underneath, and cookies, smiles, and hugs. Not in the end, though.… Read More A Family by Choice Christmas
Hello there guys, gals, and non-binary pals! I’m not sure where to begin with this, so I will go ahead and just spill it all, and hope that it makes sense to you. For those who follow me only here and not on Facebook: I’ve recently come out as transgender. I’m a man. This is… Read More Help me name a new project!
Twelve years ago, I moved from Montreal to Ottawa. I left a lot behind when I did, but I’d never realized until now how much that was. One of the things I hadn’t really thought of is my LGBT community. When I came to Ottawa, I thought, surely in a city that’s almost a third… Read More Coming home
This week, I wrote a guest post for Spoonie Authors Network. I was asked to talk about how I write despite my mental illness, and how I manage the days when I simply don’t have the “spoons”, or the energy reserves, to even function. My answer is called “I give myself permission”, and is about… Read More Guest post – I give myself permission
Hey all! I’m writing today because I’ve been put on sick leave for a week (and yet here I am, writing blog posts… oh well) and it reminds me that I have something to say, as much to myself as to others. I am very feverish and on a lot of medication, so this is… Read More Holidays are for you, too
Today is mother’s day, which is the perfect opportunity to write about love and relationship in your writing. Too often, we think of love and relationships in books as being solely represented by romantic love. But love takes many, many forms, and exploring all the loving relationships in the lives of your characters can add… Read More Love is a many-splendored thing
Nathan Caro Frechette's Ice Cream for Zombies 