Amelia March is tired of suitors breaking into her house after dark to express their undying love. Sure, it might be the fashion, but whatever happened to getting to know someone first? Why won’t they listen to her when she says she isn’t interested? And what does it mean that her cousin Kit thinks there’s a word for her approach to romantic relationships?
Old Fashioned is a story about finding words and the importance of fake cobwebs in the windows.
K. A. Cook is a masculine-presenting genderless pansexual feminist queer driven to write about non-binary and unconventional souls, mental illness, chronic pain and strong women. Currently a Professional Writing and Editing student, K. A. dreams of starting an e-press publishing queer non-romance genre fiction. In the meantime, K. A. spends their time collecting swap cards and fashion dolls, writing long and reflective blog posts, and coming up with ever more inventive ways to turn their life experiences into fiction.
What happens when you use the medium of fantasy fiction to help explore and explain issues of self identity? Amidst the Millennial LGBTQIA+ confusion, this is a short story of a sort-of witch and her actually-definately cousin discussing sexual identity. And you know what? It works. A blend of knowing humour, fantasy tropes and emotional musings make for a concise and curious tale that's about our modern society as much as it is about the characters of Amelia and Kit.