Tiger Gray's Blog, page 17

first draft stuff!

Hey all. I have some very rough unedited stuff from the new novel to show you. This book is a prequel to No Deadly Thing, set far back in history. There probably won't be a direct bridge to the events of Ashrinn's world, but this one needed to be done so I could figure out the cultural basis for the Wolfen. 

Again, this will probably change with edits, edits, and moar edits, but here's a sneak

Update + new book in the works

Hi guys. Yes, I'm still alive. I have to be careful about how I use the internet for my own health, but things have been getting steadily better. Every time I identify a trigger I gain power over it. Anything that contributes to my autonomy is a plus.

Now that said, I've started the next book. I'm going backwards in time and fleshing out the mythology that informs the present in terms of the

A friend's creative stuff

Hey, my friend Chelsea has an Indiegogo up for her new book. Check it out!

Link salad

And now for something completely different.

I give the side eye to any article that mentions The Help in a favorable light, but it's only a small bullet point in an otherwise very interesting article. Kelsey McKinney writes about how It's Frustratingly Rare to Find a Novel About Women That's Not About Love

Dear fandom, I have sinned. I am not a big fan of Joss Whedon. I know, I know. But even

Ranting

Guess what, sf/f?

WE HAVE A FUCKING BIGOTRY PROBLEM.

Orson Scott Card is still a hypocritical bigoted shitbag

But hey, we all know that already. What really chaps my ass are some of the comments on this thread, calling those of us with objections NAZIS. "You would make a great Nazi," to be exact. What the hell is wrong with you, sf/f? First it's that racist fuck Beale, now this.

To say sf/f

"his ripeness"

His ripeness is apparently an erection and not an alarming snakebite or worrisome reaction to shellfish.

LKH calls being double penetrated being "double berthed."

Discuss.

P.S. Chelsea is now snarking Incubus Dreams. Don't miss it.

Dear fandom

Dear fandom, I am disappointed. Before we go any further people who express views like the racist quotes detailed in this article absolutely do deserve to be kicked out of whatever organization they're currently shitting on without a second thought. OBVIOUSLY. It infuriates me how people in the U.S. will bend over backwards to defend the words of blatant bigots, while at the same time gaslighting

Wish me luck!

The James Tiptree Jr. Award

Thanks to Nisi Shawl for telling me about this opportunity. It was awesome to share Dealer space with you at Norwescon!

Rambly

I want to say
this first:



This blog is not a safe space. I use it as my diary, of
sorts, and while I do intend for other people to look at it, and I do my level
best to use inclusive, non-violent language, I often put forth ideas here that
are a reflection of the cognitive dissonance I live with every day. That is to
say, I often don’t have an answer to the questions I pose, and sometimes

I am not dead

I think before I start the post itself I should point out that this blog is not a safe space. While I do everything I can to avoid outright offending anyone, my personal narrative is not going to speak to everyone. When I talk about trans issues, for example, I can only talk about my story. There are many, many ways to be trans. This is mine.

I am over death imagery in trans stories. 

These are