Tag Archives: romance

Romantic Love

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Frank

“Why do people prioritise romantic love,” I often see aromantic people ask, “as if all other forms of love are inferior?” As if romantic love were ever a plain choice and not a sledgehammer of narcotics and stimulants triggered by … Continue reading →

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The Enchanted Forest: Epilogue

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Frank

Their parting, at the edge of the forest, was wordless, both afraid to admit that this was the end, a parting of ways. Lisa kissed the tears from Kari’s cheeks and wrenched herself away, feeling she had left her heart … Continue reading →

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The Enchanted Forest: 12. The Silver Queen

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Frank

“Mama?” She hadn’t changed at all, except for her hair that had once been black and straight but was now an effusion of silver curls. “Kari,” she said, and strode towards her. Kari surrendered to her mother’s embrace, to the … Continue reading →

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Another Super Rant – What the ’El?

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Frank

While it’s great to have a prominent and positive lesbian relationship in Supergirl, I can’t help feeling the message is: “Kara is (and always will be) 100% straight, but we’ll let you have the sister.” This insistence on Kara’s straightness … Continue reading →

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Sacrificial Love

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Frank

Freya Pickard has invented a poetic structure she calls Freyan Verse: Freyan Verse consists of 5 stanzas, each containing 7 lines. The seventh line of verses two and four overlap with line one of verses three and five. … Lines … Continue reading →

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Elusive Radiance

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Frank

★★★★★ Pride Publishing Aidee Ladnier’s blog Goodreads Amazon Kobo iBooks Barnes and Noble Aidee Ladnier had a lovely guest post on this blog last month (Why I Love Science Fiction Romance) and I was curious enough to pick up her … Continue reading →

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Why I Love Science Fiction Romance – Guest post by Aidee Ladnier

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Frank

By consensus, most readers agree that the modern genre of science fiction was created by Mary Shelley. She wrote her oeuvre Frankenstein about a scientist creating life in his lab… and the world changed. Writers became dreamers, looking to the … Continue reading →

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One lover gone

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Frank

I wake to find one lover gone he works hard day and night the other’s sleeping by my side a most disheveled sight I kiss her gently on the cheek I’ve work to do as well Though fast asleep she … Continue reading →

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Too Much Too Fast – Supergirl’s Intransigence and Illogic

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Frank

As regular readers will know, I’m a big fan of Supergirl – or, at least, of my own interpretations of her. I know little of her from the comic books, and mostly my concept of her is derived from the … Continue reading →

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this femininity I do detest

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Frank

on you, my love, this body is the best I worship every curl and curve! on me this femininity I do detest this body swap, I swear, was just a jest alas, the joke’s on me! it’s destiny on you, … Continue reading →

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