Sam T. Umbleweed

“The feminism I desired called for a remapping of all of my relationships, the disruption of all officially charted maps. It called into question the possibility of love and lit the match of my lesbian body.”
― Antonia Crane, Spent

“TO DARE TO LIVE ALONE IS THE RAREST COURAGE; SINCE THERE ARE MANY WHO HAD RATHER MEET THEIR BITTEREST ENEMY IN THE FIELD, THAN THEIR OWN HEARTS IN THEIR CLOSET.” —Charles Caleb Colton”
― Jonathan Shaw, Narcisa: Our Lady of Ashes

“Shyness is shit. It isn’t cute or feminine or appealing. It’s torment, and it’s shit.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Bloodchild and Other Stories

“I never meant to scare people off; it was just this thing I had. As a kid, I wanted to fit in, and I tried to in awkward little ways. But they could always see right through me. Like a ghost. When I tried to smile, people would check their wallets. Today, I know it’s better like that. Keeps the rats away.”
― Jonathan Shaw, Narcisa: Our Lady of Ashes