Alistair Caradec's Blog, page 2

Felix

A few words first.

Growing up transgender in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, I never had a fictional character I could relate to on that particular level. I didn’t even know trans people were a thing until much later.
It’s probably a bit strange that my debut novel doesn’t feature a trans guy. After all, I’m the first to say we need more representation. I even wrote a trans woman before I dared approach the whole trans guy deal. Guess it hits a bit close to home, you understand.

A few days ago,...

Just a little thing.

At this point, I’ve come out so many times it’s entirely possible I’ve overstayed my welcome. Surely there’s only so much introspection allowed before you slide into self-indulgence. Might be that you’re sick of me. Might be that I should keep myself to myself. After all, it’s not like you need to know every little thing about me. But there remains a nagging feeling and I’m not good with nagging feelings.  I’ve spent too much time keeping things to myself, and I didn’t mean to. I was shy. “Reser...