T Kira Madden, birds + the love of food
Bots and babes, Welcome to June! Welcome to Pride Month! Tell your queer friends they rock the socks off your world because they are just that awesome (that's what I'd want to hear, at least). The corporations, the Man, the cishets of the world will try to capitalize on this celebratory month but we won't let them steal our joy! Do yourself some good by reading books & stories, listening to music, and consuming art by LGBTQIA+ folx! Our stories are magical and painful and profound and constantly relevant, no matter who you are. Am currently reading Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden, something I picked up purely for the title. I'm in love with Madden's storytelling. She captures the eyes of a young person and the wisdom of her older self entirely, forcing them to be as intrinsic on paper as they are in real life. She writes this epic romance between past and present/future self in a way I've only seen one other time in Justin Torres...