Queer art is Queer joy. Queer art is resistance.
This is a safe space for Queer literature, art, and news. Queerness in media is often treated as taboo. And with the recent uptick in anti-LGBTQ legislation, I’m here to help queer creators make more queer art, dissect queerness in media, have open dialogue, and suggest great queer content.
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Lamp Light: Unmasking and Collecting Stardust
Writing Prompt Character: Danny Pigeon, competitive rollerblader Setting: Grocery Store Scenario: There’s only one box of hot chocolate left, and his arch-nemesis also wants it Dialogue: “You’ll have to race me for it, trash bird.” Hello my dashing little devils, I think today is going to be a short post because I am literally going…
Lamp Light: Do You Need Insurance for Your Stymphalian Birds?
Writing Prompt Character: Wicker Thomlinson, Unnatural Insurance Agent Setting: Comic Con Scenario: He’s tabling Dialogue: “Do you cover stymphalian birds?” Hello there my neat little Nessies, I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I spent the last 48 hours hiding in my home and watching anyone who knocked on my door through my Ring camera…
Lamp Light: Trans Day of Visibility and David Bowie
Writing Prompt Character: Casey Cartwright, bad body guard Setting: Carnival Scenario: He’s lost his client Dialogue: “Can you believe what’s in these hot dogs?” Hello gremlins, I am very tired and also I spent most of this week avoiding the news, so let’s make this post about all sorts of good, joyful, queer stuff. If…
Lamp Light: Gay Flies and even Gayer Slugs
Writing Prompt Character: Melli Twist, 32, very tired Setting: Local Swamp Scenario: Cross-country Race Dialogue: “If only we had some duct tape.” Hello my ghoul-lads, welcome back to this week’s gayest newsletter. There have been several updates in recent anti-trans legislation, but because it’s too overwhelming to cover all of it, you can read a…
Lamp Light: God Bless Email
Writing Prompt Writing revenge can be a slippery slope. You want to take it just far enough that your audience can relate, or feel a morbid satisfaction, while reaming tasteful. Some authors might tell you to not write revenge at all. But today, I think we can allow it. Pick a politician, or maybe just…
Lamp Light: Slime and Women’s History Month
Writing Prompt Character: Wallaby Fitzroy Setting: Early 1900s Detroit Scenario: He invents Fitzroy’s Wonder Box Dialogue: “You’ll never believe what’s inside!” Hello, my lovely loveland frogs! It’s been another nasty week for anti-trans legislation, but I don’t want to linger on the negatives. So, let’s get a brief summary of the worst of it and…
Lamp Light: Time to Trans Form!
Writing Prompt: Character: Gulliver Rosset, amateur gardner Setting: City Counsel Scenario: He’s mad about the grass Dialogue: “Do you know what I have under my nails?” Hello my bodacious bigfoots, welcome to LAMP where I highlight this weeks gayest news. Luckily, this week wasn’t as bad as the last, but I’m going to start with…
Lamp Light: Attack of the Trans Shark
Writing Prompt: Character: Beck Weasel, an agoraphobe Setting: Beck’s house Scenario: A lost flash mob has ended up in Beck’s yard Dialogue: “Are you sure this is where they’re having the funeral?” Hello my sinister little skinwalkers, we’re starting off with the bad news to get it out of the way. South Dakota has passed…
Lamp Light: Grammys, and Movies, and Games, oh my
Writing Prompt Character: Greta-Beth Mertau, a 34 year old glassblower Setting: An Abandoned Warehouse Scenario: Something Serendipitous Dialogue: “You’ll know it when you see it.” ‘Sup nerds and spooky bitches, I just took a week off work and I feel rejuvenated; absolutely reborn, right out of the womb of our deepest, most ancient gods. I’m…
White Fragility | Archive 81 Review
Heyoooooo Cryptids, it’s finally here. Does this mean I’ll start releasing on a regular schedule? Absolutely not. But please enjoy my review of Archive 81. I really adored this show and honestly want to start a campaign to make Netflix renew it for a second season, but alas, I am but one little man. Content…
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