"Shades of A" is a comic by Tab Kimpton. The main character is asexual and a Muslim. The characters are drawn with different body types. They have awkward interactions just like real people do, but they still manage to have friends and families. There is some adult content, asexuality notwithstanding, but it works.
So. Much. Love. I chugged the whole thing in an evening.
Here is my card for the ladiesbingo fest. This bingo challenge celebrates the various shades of relationships amongst female characters. It's intended to raise the amount of female-centric literature available. All modes are welcome here: het, slash, femslash, poly and gen. All media/formats are welcome, including poetry; fanfic and original material are both acceptable. Some of the content may be NSFW. Read the FAQ and rules first. The signup post is here. Anyone thinking about contributing to Plunge, but not sure what to submit? Get a card for inspiration. (See all my bingo cards.)
I thought this might be an effective way to attract some new readers. It's also useful for developing some of my series with female leads or other characters as a prevailing feature. Consider The Adventures of Aldornia and Zenobia, Hart's Farm, Path of the Paladins, Schrodinger's Heroes, and Walking the Beat. In other series such as An Army of One, Fledgling Grace, and Monster House there's at least one F&F or F/F relationship amongst a more widely scattered cast and plot. Polychrome Heroics is kind of a unique case because 2/6 of Damask (Mira and Maze) are female; and of course it has other kick-ass superheras.
If you'd like to sponsor a particular square, especially if you have an idea for what character, series, or situation it would fit -- talk to me and we'll work something out. This is a good opportunity for those of you with favorites that don't always mesh well with the themes of my monthly projects. I'll still post some of the fills for free, because I'm using this to attract new readers; but if it brings in money, that means I can do more of it. That's part of why I'm crossing some of the bingo prompts with other projects, such as the Poetry Fishbowl.
If you are a registered Torn World member, you can now read my story "Winterheart" Part 1. (Registration is free.) Layla Lawlor has done the illustrations for this story. Tekura returns to Itrelir after the summer gather and finds Osro working on the new storehouse.
This poem is spillover from the July 2, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from rowyn and kelkyag. It also fills the "combat" square in my card for the Hurt/Comfort Bingo fest. It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. This poem belongs to the series Sort Of Heroes.
If you are a Torn World subscriber and over 18, you can now read my story "The Wander Tent." Dareg and Fala vacation in Smokewater Valley. Dareg has a surprise for Fala. This is erotica with some attention to Northern culture and customs.
If you like this story and want to see more like it, please consider sending me credits or karma through Torn World's crowdfunding options. Not a Torn World member, but still want to support the work? I have a permanent PayPal button on my LJ profile page.
This poem came out of the June 4, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from jjhunter, based on the Red King in Through the Looking Glass. It has been sponsored by Shirley Barrette.
finch wrote a beautiful ace romance poem in "This Was Not What I Set Out to Write." I think it does a lovely job of capturing the intimacy that lies outside of sex.
Here's a list of sexual relationship boundaries, useful for prompting open communication between lovers. Even if you are not currently in a relationship, it helps to know where you draw the lines. Link courtesy of my partner Doug.
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