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Queerly Loving #2
Queerly Loving
In part two of Queerly Loving, our authors bring you short stories with characters across the fantastic queer spectrum, with endings that will leave you warm and smiling. Trans love interests, demisexual characters trying to find their way in the world, bisexual characters dealing with a heartbreak in the best way, and lesbians on escapades.
Dragons roar into life, dystopian futures unfold, mermaids enjoy space voyages, and modern-day adventures will curl your toes and make you cheer. There are first kisses, friends that are like kin, and aromantic characters discovering their place among a queer-normative family.
Get ready for your queer adventure.
Dragons roar into life, dystopian futures unfold, mermaids enjoy space voyages, and modern-day adventures will curl your toes and make you cheer. There are first kisses, friends that are like kin, and aromantic characters discovering their place among a queer-normative family.
Get ready for your queer adventure.
159 pages, ebook
First published February 15, 2018
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About the author
G. Benson
16 books957 followersBenson spent her childhood wrapped up in any book she could get her hands on and—as her mother likes to tell people at parties—even found a way to read in the shower. Moving on from writing bad poetry (thankfully) she started to write stories. About anything and everything. Tearing her from her laptop is a fairly difficult feat, though if you come bearing coffee you have a good chance.
When not writing or reading, she´s got her butt firmly on a train or plane to see the big wide world. Originally from Australia, she currently lives in Spain, speaking terrible Spanish and going on as many trips to new places as she can, budget permitting. This means she mostly walks around the city she lives in.
When not writing or reading, she´s got her butt firmly on a train or plane to see the big wide world. Originally from Australia, she currently lives in Spain, speaking terrible Spanish and going on as many trips to new places as she can, budget permitting. This means she mostly walks around the city she lives in.
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January 27, 2018Our anthology is coming out on February 15!!
My short story The Warrior and The Dragon is an epic tale of queer girls, dragons, and grey morality. Much more subtle romance and much more action for anyone who wanted to read something like this from me.
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My short story The Warrior and The Dragon is an epic tale of queer girls, dragons, and grey morality. Much more subtle romance and much more action for anyone who wanted to read something like this from me.
If you want to request a reviewer copy, go here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Dsu4...
March 17, 2018
Yet again, it's time for my unbiased-no-wait-totally-biased review which I'm pasting from twitter, where I livetweeted it.
MORE THAN ANYTHING by EDEN S. FRENCH
15 dystopian drugs/10 mutants
TENDERNESS by XAN WEST
15 anti-migraine massages/10 striped vests
A KISS BETWEEN ALTAR BOYS by ANDREW L. HUERTA
15 kisses/10 gingers and burgundies
KIN, PAINTED by PENNY STIRLING
15 "paint"ed textiles/10 family members
GASPING FOR AIR by PASCAL J. ELLEN
15 tram rides/10 prescription shades
THE WARRIOR AND THE DRAGON by M. HOLLIS
15 shape-shifting dragons/10 spears
DETECTIVE AND MRS. BAKER by AILA ALVINA BOYD
15 roses/10 dressing room hookups
And then there's one story after that but I'll leave it for other people to read. ^_^
MORE THAN ANYTHING by EDEN S. FRENCH
15 dystopian drugs/10 mutants
TENDERNESS by XAN WEST
15 anti-migraine massages/10 striped vests
A KISS BETWEEN ALTAR BOYS by ANDREW L. HUERTA
15 kisses/10 gingers and burgundies
KIN, PAINTED by PENNY STIRLING
15 "paint"ed textiles/10 family members
GASPING FOR AIR by PASCAL J. ELLEN
15 tram rides/10 prescription shades
THE WARRIOR AND THE DRAGON by M. HOLLIS
15 shape-shifting dragons/10 spears
DETECTIVE AND MRS. BAKER by AILA ALVINA BOYD
15 roses/10 dressing room hookups
And then there's one story after that but I'll leave it for other people to read. ^_^
March 18, 2018
Loved this so much I'm going to revisit it week by week for Sunday Shorts.
First up? "More Than Anything," by Eden S. French.
First up? "More Than Anything," by Eden S. French.
February 16, 2018
This is a great collection of queer short stories! Read the review on my blog!
June 28, 2018
Rating is based on the average of the rating I gave each short story. I didn't like it as much as the first volume, which I gave 3.5 stars, but there were a few stories I really liked: More Than Anything by Eden French, Tenderness by Xan West, and The Mermaid and the Pirate by Cameron Van Sant. Those are, respectively, a dystopian story about a girl dealing with a mutant gang, a contemporary story about recovering from a breakup, and a science fiction story about a pirate whose spaceship picks up a vagrant mermaid. Like the first volume, I think the anthology's length is good and premise is great.
February 13, 2018
I received an arc from one of the writers (Xan West) in the anthology.
I really enjoyed most of these stories and I thought the mixture of genres worked very well although I am not a big fan of mixing genres (I get confused very easily.) There is so much in this anthology and the representation of queerness made me so happy.
I really enjoyed most of these stories and I thought the mixture of genres worked very well although I am not a big fan of mixing genres (I get confused very easily.) There is so much in this anthology and the representation of queerness made me so happy.
February 4, 2018
Review also posted on my blog: https://bennilovesbooks.wordpress.com...
I received an eARC from M. Hollis, one of the authors in this anthology.
This book promises queer, and it gives you queer. Every single story in this anthology was wonderful for me; a few stand out for me more than others, but I loved every tale here. You get a cute mix of genres in this anthology; there's fantasy, post-apocalyptic, contemporary... There's a little bit of something for everyone here.
There is a huge variety of types of queer characters throughout these stories; I loved how there were several nonbinary characters who used gender neutral pronouns other than they/them, and I loved how there were clearly-transitioning trans people as well. There are gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, and asexual characters, among others; if you're queer, chances are that there was at least one character somewhere in this anthology you could relate to. Because the authors themselves are all queer, a lot of care was clearly taken to make the queer representation in this book as wide as possible.
Though I loved all the stories in this anthology, I had a clear favorite: "Kin, Painted" by Penny Stirling. This story uses body painting as a metaphor for asexuality; the characters in the story all regularly adorn their bodies with painted designs, but the main character had tried many types of paint and could not find something that worked. Despite the paint not feeling right to them, they have to deal with people who do paint themselves telling them that they just haven't found the right paint yet, and this leads to them experimenting with other types of art forms. The metaphor in this story really worked for me and the writing here was rich and detailed, and I just loved it.
Other highlights of the book include, dragons, pirates, mermaids, and supportive friendships (not all at the same time). There is so much to work with here, and all of these stories are excellent. I loved this anthology, and I'd really recommend it.
Final rating: 5 of 5 stars
I received an eARC from M. Hollis, one of the authors in this anthology.
This book promises queer, and it gives you queer. Every single story in this anthology was wonderful for me; a few stand out for me more than others, but I loved every tale here. You get a cute mix of genres in this anthology; there's fantasy, post-apocalyptic, contemporary... There's a little bit of something for everyone here.
There is a huge variety of types of queer characters throughout these stories; I loved how there were several nonbinary characters who used gender neutral pronouns other than they/them, and I loved how there were clearly-transitioning trans people as well. There are gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, and asexual characters, among others; if you're queer, chances are that there was at least one character somewhere in this anthology you could relate to. Because the authors themselves are all queer, a lot of care was clearly taken to make the queer representation in this book as wide as possible.
Though I loved all the stories in this anthology, I had a clear favorite: "Kin, Painted" by Penny Stirling. This story uses body painting as a metaphor for asexuality; the characters in the story all regularly adorn their bodies with painted designs, but the main character had tried many types of paint and could not find something that worked. Despite the paint not feeling right to them, they have to deal with people who do paint themselves telling them that they just haven't found the right paint yet, and this leads to them experimenting with other types of art forms. The metaphor in this story really worked for me and the writing here was rich and detailed, and I just loved it.
Other highlights of the book include, dragons, pirates, mermaids, and supportive friendships (not all at the same time). There is so much to work with here, and all of these stories are excellent. I loved this anthology, and I'd really recommend it.
Final rating: 5 of 5 stars
April 8, 2018
Since I stated in my review on Queerly loving Part 1: “let's wait for part 2 of the anthology until the final verdict is announced”. Let us get the drumroll and get to the announcing part: loved it! I must confess that I was reluctant at first to get to the reading part of it – Short story reading is, for me, quite something different than reading whole books. You could compare it to eating a piece of chocolate (the short story) and eating the whole damn bar (book). But in this case, I needn’t have worried. After all: you can just eat all the pieces and get (more than) a whole bar out of it.
So, if you ever had a craving for every flavor of queer chocolate – this one’s worth a try.
One last thing. Favorite stories out of the eight presented were: “More than anything” by Eden S. French and “Gasping for air” by Pascal J Ellen.
So, if you ever had a craving for every flavor of queer chocolate – this one’s worth a try.
One last thing. Favorite stories out of the eight presented were: “More than anything” by Eden S. French and “Gasping for air” by Pascal J Ellen.
February 16, 2018
I received an ARC from M. Hollis, one of the authors in this anthology.
You come for the queerness, you get the queerness.
This anthology has so much variety. Every story has a different genre. Every story has different kinds of queer characters that will resonate with you regardless of who you are. And if you came looking for queer representation, you'll probably find some here.
I loved these stories. I loved the well-rounded characters who feel like real people taking their lives into their own hands and facing their struggles. I loved the writing: always different but always beautiful. I loved the beautiful, character-driven plots. I loved everything.
You come for the queerness. You stay for the great stories.
You come for the queerness, you get the queerness.
This anthology has so much variety. Every story has a different genre. Every story has different kinds of queer characters that will resonate with you regardless of who you are. And if you came looking for queer representation, you'll probably find some here.
I loved these stories. I loved the well-rounded characters who feel like real people taking their lives into their own hands and facing their struggles. I loved the writing: always different but always beautiful. I loved the beautiful, character-driven plots. I loved everything.
You come for the queerness. You stay for the great stories.
October 10, 2018
This is a very nice collection of queer short stories. The two stand-outs for me were “Tenderness” by Xan West, which is gorgeous, gentle, and hopeful in exactly the ways I needed, and “Gasping for Air” by Pascal J. Ellen, which perfectly captured so much love in those moments of staying out too late because everything feels exactly right.
October 4, 2019
I loved Queerly Loving, #1. This was almost as good. In the first collection every story was great, which is surprising for a collection of short stories. In this collection, I enjoyed some stories a lot more than others. Overall, a great diverse and very queer book.
*Thanks to Ylva for the ebook*
*Thanks to Ylva for the ebook*
February 10, 2018
I received an advanced copy from one of the authors
Omg this book was amazing and everyone needs to read it
Omg this book was amazing and everyone needs to read it
August 30, 2020
The two last stories kinda made this worth it but the rest was kinda meh
January 19, 2024
I think the author of this book forgot what Leviticus 18:22 says.
Want to Read
August 28, 2018More than Anything by Eden S. French--SciFi/Fantasy, Trans Rep
Tenderness by Xan West--Bi Rep, NB rep, Autistic Rep
A Kiss Between Altar Boys by Andrew L. Huerta--latino/hispanic rep, m/m
Kin, Painted by Penny Stirling--Fantasy, poly rep, trans rep, nb rep, ace/aro rep
Gasping for Air by Pascal J. Ellen--
The Warrior and the Dragon by M. Hollis--
Detective and Mrs. Baker by Alia Boyd--
The Mermaid and the Pirate by Cameron Van Sant--
Tenderness by Xan West--Bi Rep, NB rep, Autistic Rep
A Kiss Between Altar Boys by Andrew L. Huerta--latino/hispanic rep, m/m
Kin, Painted by Penny Stirling--Fantasy, poly rep, trans rep, nb rep, ace/aro rep
Gasping for Air by Pascal J. Ellen--
The Warrior and the Dragon by M. Hollis--
Detective and Mrs. Baker by Alia Boyd--
The Mermaid and the Pirate by Cameron Van Sant--
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