Jaye Em Edgecliff's Blog

Long overdue post

TW: death, loss, grief

I haven’t said much in quite awhile. The third book of Now & Forever is not written and the attempt to write it no longer exists.

On the morning 28 April 2023 I lost my family while I could do nothing but to watch helplessly. As you might expect that kind of breaks a person. I also, infinitely less importantly, lost all that I had.

For those unaware I tend to handwrite my work first, then type it. There is, in fact, permanent damage to my right hand (thank the...

Trans Day of Remembrance (belated)

So I didn’t realise yesterday was Trans Day of Remembrance. I, truth be told, thought that happened back in spring.

I haven’t seen much mention this year. I shan’t pretend I have any clue why. But so often we remember names of those we’ve lost from our community. Listing and mourning them.

Today I would like to remember the unknown. We all know that transgender folks who have never realised why they felt as they did, or who knew but could not say so, are lost to us perhaps several times ev...

Zombies in Love

Happy October, my beautiful darlings! I present, because I’m me, a fluffy romance … about queer zombies. Yes, I know “Jaye, why are you like this?” Honestly, sweetheart, I haven’t a clue. Enjoy

Content Warnings: allusions to suicide & traumas, an implied ideation

This story, like so many of the greatest romances of all time, begins with a dead body; namely, mine.

My name was Isabella Rossellini Abdullah, because my fathers were really very odd. I suppose it still is my name? ...

Invisible Illnesses

CW: I will be leaning heavily into MDD and SI as point examples. Please proceed with caution for you own well-being.

We talk of Invisible Illnesses and how they can affect people’s lives. We sometimes maybe don’t really say very clearly what is meant by that.

It’s true we talk about invisible illnesses that leave people in pain. Or similar. And of late mental health is being included into the discussion.

What does not get much mentioned, partly I think because there’s a tendency...

A very difficult subject

I don’t do content warnings like I should. Sorry, I don’t always realise I ought to. I try to learn by example. People tag this post’s topic pretty consistently. I am not clear why, but I don’t have to be.
CW: SUICIDE & SUICDAL IDEATION. Also TRANSPHOBIA, and possibly HOMOPHOBIA

I actually spent two hours rambling about this topic. I lost focus, lost my point. In short I was me, and very ADHD, and very tired. But I saved that to pick bits from one day. I now realise what I want to sa...

Religion in SFF

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There was a discussion not so long ago, on Twitter (I dont have to remember how to work the shortcode this time sadly Ive forgot who posted it and so cant look for it. Maybe someone will post it in the replies) about how strange, and rather colonialist, to think that in space and in future there is no religion.

If you...

Trans Healthcare, An Anecdote

Let me begin by saying I am privileged. I am. There’s no denying it and it makes me tremendously sad that it is any sort of privilege rather than the universal norm: I have a PCP who is incomparable, and who specialises in LGBT+ healthcare; I live in Massachusetts where transgender discrimination is outlawed for the most part; and I have so~so insurance that I can actually afford to use after I’ve got done paying to have it; and if I’m ever back to broke, the state healthcare plan covers transit...

The Silver Unicorns at the Crownsilver ball

And later start than usual but it’s time for further adventures of the #SilverUnicorns!
Last we met we’d gone to Arabel to get a scroll

Writing, depression, and why they’re not necessarily compatible

So one thing I’ve never made a secret of is that I suffer depression. The other thing is my feelings on the subject of “writing through it” and the cult thereof (for example, see my previous post https://wp.me/p2t3xw-Sg for an example).

Well let me draw you a picture of what I mean. Because for … I guess it’s been a week and a half? I don’t know, I’m rubbish at maths except when I’m not … since last week Tuesday (there, you do the maths) I’ve been dealing with one of the absolute worst episodes ...

Silver Unicorns short fiction

So over on Twitter is an early (read: pre-editing) release of a short story involving the Silver Unicorns.

I have written a #SilverUnicorns short story.
After the events of the game this weekend I wanted to know how someth… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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