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New Essay in Uncanny Magazine!

Uncanny Magazine issue 66, art by Ejiwa “Edge” Ebenebe

Letting the monster out of the box

I’m pleased to announce that I have a nonfiction essay, “Solace in Fantasy Monster Romances and My Trans Body,” in the newest Uncanny Magazine Issue 66, for Sept/Oct 2025. Uncanny is a Hugo award-winning sci-fi fantasy e-magazine featuring short stories, nonfiction essays, poetry, and interviews. You can purchase the full issue now to support the outlet, or you can read everything online for free in two release waves. My essay will be released for free on October 7th.

A big thank you to Michael Damian Thomas, Uncanny’s EIC, and the rest of the team for including my essay and all of their support!

Writing these days has been a struggle. I’ve done very little fiction writing since Trump’s November election last year. So I’m very proud to have delved back into the world of essay writing, and into something I’m very passionate about: transness and monster romances.

Yes, I read all those Monster Romances just for research. Absolutely kidding! I read them because they’re fun and hot and sexy and completely identifiable as I journey further into my medical transition steps.

If you want a short Monster Romance reading list (so you can grab the books I mentioned in the essay and know the full context):

  • Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta
  • Claws & Cubicles series by Kate Prior, specifically Love, Laugh, Lich
  • Leviathan Fitness series by Ashley Bennett, specifically Tentacles & Triathlons
  • Stories from New Eden series by Lyonne Riley
  • Monstrous Matches series by Lillian Lark, specifically Found by the Lake Monster and Deceived by the Gargoyles
  • Ice Planet Barbarians series by Ruby Dixon
  • A Deal with a Demon series by Katee Robert, specifically The Kraken’s Sacrifice
  • Mead Mishaps series by Kimberly Lemming
  • The Orc Prince Trilogy by Lionel Hart

Happy reading! 💕

P.S. — Yes, I made a joyous noise only my cats could hear when I found out that I’m published in the same issue as Silvia Moreno-Garcia!

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Sprinkles Around the Web 1/14-1/27/11

Sprinkles from around the web

A collection of interesting links that I found around the web. Read and enjoy.

Me

Erica in her new dress
Because sometimes, I just need to buy and wear a pretty red dress.

Environment

• Polar bear swims for nine straight days in search of ice Polar bears swim, but they don’t swim as far as this one. Why did this bear swim so far? It couldn’t find ice. Yep, the real effects of global warming.

• Squirrels Around the World There are some freaking adorable squirrels out there.

Fandom

• The Rape of Inara: On heroines, consent, and women’s sexuality

I am now gleefully happy that “Firefly” got canceled. Not that I wasn’t before, but now? I can almost forgive FOX for canceling all those TV shows if it means that Inara was never raped. Also, TV, can you stop having the women with sexuality be raped or otherwise punished for having it while pretending to be edgy for having women with ‘unconventional’ sexualities?

• Resistance, a Star Trek: The Next Generation fanvid I love this video so much. It’s amazing.

• ‘Dark Knight Rises’: Anne Hathaway will be Catwoman, Tom Hardy is Bane Okay, she’ll actually be Selina Kyle as who knows if she’ll be Catwoman in this one… Continue reading “Sprinkles Around the Web 1/14-1/27/11”