So one of the things I plan on doing for my new book series is having little comic pages in the book :) They’ll be little illustrated snippets from select scenes in the book.
Enjoy! And don’t forget, you can follow the progress here <3 <3 <3
“Don’t let anyone tell you that you’re not magical.”
Marianna Jacobs is an 18-year-old college student with dreams of being a baker. She often does things by the book and could be considered as the leader of the group. She’s kindhearted and always wants to do what’s best for everyone. As a plus sized girl, she sometimes has moments of being insecure about her weight, but as she progresses as a magical girl, she’s becoming more confident in herself.
Check out the page for more updates on my upcoming book series :)
What does it mean to be magical?
Who decides who is magical?
What does it take to be magical?
Am I magical?Are we?
Welcome, everyone, to the world of “magnifiqueNOIR”, a book series that delves into the lives of a group of extraordinary magical girls who defend the lives of the people around them. Along the way, they face new challenges that may undo everything that they’ve become, but even so, they always work to be the best women they can be.
This page is dedicated to their adventures, adventures that I feel many others can identify with (minus a horrific monster or two, lol), and I hope their stories can make people realize something very important:
You. Are. Magical.
Many thanks to my good friends over at MuseTap Studios for creating this amazing print of the ladies.
Meet Brichibi Cosplay, the queer, plus-size diva taking the cosplay scene by storm
Lawrence’s first encounter with cosplay came in 2001 when Lawrence met Jessica Walsh, her now partner, who introduced Lawrence to her first cosplay convention. It wasn’t until two years later that Lawrence became costumed participant, despite fears of not fitting in. A gentle pep talk from a friend finally encouraged Lawrence to tamp down her reservations and go for it and she learned a very important lesson along the way.
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Wow, @brichibi and @snowtigra! This post has so many notes and sprung up on my dash independent of your blogs. Awesome!
Also, I see you there @kirideth. :D
AH! It’s me and the wifey <3 <3 <3
I got to do a really amazing interview for Mic.com and the headline of it is kind of making me smile all over the place:
Meet Brichibi Cosplay, the Queer, Plus-Size Diva Taking the Cosplay Scene by Storm
I need to see two black women fall in love on screen
I can’t watch black media without it being tailored for straight people. I can’t watch queer media without it being completely white. I’m sick of having to imagine what a relationship would look like outside of these constricting boundaries.
All of my queer black friends are imitating heterosexism in their relationships because that’s what they’ve been conditioned to accept as “normal.” Ideas of what it means to be dominant and submissive are predicated on heavily on masculinity being the pinnacle of control and assertion. It’s like if there’s no dom/sub then it’s not a “real” relationship. But in order for someone to feel strong, their partner must be perceived as being weak.
This constricting, binary way of thinking is toxic and often goes unchallenged, especially in the queer community. It’s painfully obvious that the lack of black queer relationships in the media has created a vacuum in which we feel pressured to mimic the dominant society’s practices. We can do better. Discussions about people at the intersection of blackness and queerness is something that doesn’t get talked about enough and I’m over it. No more silence.
I’ve mentioned this before, but I’ll bring it up again.
When I was 18 years old and experiencing my first girl crush, I actually thought I couldn’t be into girls. Not just because I was worried over people’s reactions, but I actually thought queerness was a white thing. Because that’s all I ever saw. Any LGBT character I saw in the media was white. So I actually thought, “This isn’t a thing with black people.”
Well, I suppose I should take that back, because on rare occasions the sassy gay black friend made an appearance, but heaven forbid that character actually got shown in any meaningful relationships beyond giving the heterosexual friend advice.
And I suppose there’s the exotic black woman. So being into girls just added to her sexiness.
But an actual meaningful relationship? HA HA HA HA HA HA!
Hell, even the Stonewall movie whitewashed the black, queer characters, and that was supposed to be a movie based on actual history. And this movie was released in 2015. Imagine what kind of impact that could’ve had on the black, queer crowd, to see those people on screen aiding in the LGBT movement. But nope. Guess we’re meant to be sassy friends or exotic eye candy.
I’ve been in a relationship with the same woman for 14 years. Tell me again how my relationship isn’t meaningful?
“Red and Blue makes Purple."
Did an original woodburning/painting in a pop art comic style <3 Will be at Daisho con this weekend :)
Representation
So this is random but it’s part of my NaNo story so it’s in my head.
When I was coming out (I was 18 at the time so 2001) I actually, legitimately, thought that being gay was a white thing because I couldn’t think of any black queer people in my life who I could look at. To my knowledge there was no one in my family, the one girl I knew of on my block was labelled “confused” because she was bisexual, and I couldn’t think of any positive representation in the media at the time.
Representation is so important.
There’s some fetishes that we’re allowed to wear out in the open. Others, we have to keep tucked away in our closets. Unbeknownst to the people around him, Kaeden is walking that fine line in stylish heels. But with the release of a new brand, “Lemon Wedges,” Kaeden is finding it hard to keep his desires behind closed doors, especially when his sexy roommate, Stephen, gets a taste of his fashionable little secret.
My smutty short M/M story is on sale this week for 99 cents! You can get a copy here <3 Thanks, as always, for the continued support.
“My Roommate’s Name Is” series
So while talking to my wifey last night we came up with a series of shorts for a book series we’re calling “My Roommate’s Name Is.” In my head, they would be comics, but since I don’t have any comic drawing skills I’m writing it out. So here’s the first part to the series!
Story One: “Steve”
Chapter One: “My Roommate is Noisy at Night and I Can’t Read My Comic Book”
Summary: Micah has a roommate who is noisy at night, therefore, he can’t read his comic book.
Warnings: NSFW overall due to sexual content (both heterosexual and LGBT) and possible violence.
Word Count: 902
