“You Learn to Care for Your Characters Differently”: An Interview with Rachel Lyon on “Fruit of the Dead”

“You Learn to Care for Your Characters Differently”: An Interview with Rachel Lyon on “Fruit of the Dead”

[ad_1] Rachel Lyon’s Fruit of the Dead follows a young woman, Cory, on the cusp of adulthood when she signs the paperwork for a job as a nanny for the children of Rolo, a wealthy pharmaceutical executive. She is soon whisked away to his remote island where she regularly samples his company’s latest mind-altering painkiller … Read more

How the Crown Prince of Jupiter Undid the Universe, or, The Full Fruit of Love’s Full Folly

How the Crown Prince of Jupiter Undid the Universe, or, The Full Fruit of Love’s Full Folly

[ad_1] Once upon a time the Crown Prince of Jupiter glimpsed a miniature of Esmerelda, Princess of the Sun, and fell instantly in love. But was that really such a good idea?     Once upon a time, in the great depths of his cloudy realm, in those tight and narrow lands where gravity makes … Read more

The Sacredness of Queer Aunthood in “Stone Fruit” – Chicago Review of Books

The Sacredness of Queer Aunthood in “Stone Fruit” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Myths about romantic and familial love run rampant in our heteronormative, patriarchal culture. As children, we’re trained to believe that romantic love is the most noble love of all, that breakups are failures, and that being a mother is the purest way to love a child. Queer and trans communities have been pushing back … Read more