The first Shakespeare play that I ever read was Romeo and Juliet. Like a lot of other people, I read it in high school. It opened up a whole world for me, full of true love and tragedy, hope and solace. I fell in… Continue Reading “Mercutio by Kate Heartfield – A Book Review”
Category: Book ReviewsTags: Adventure, Book, Book Review, books, Dante, Fae, Farie, HarperVoyager, Incredible, journey, Kate Heartfield, lgbtq, Love, magic, Magical, Mercutio, Mortal, Queer, review, Reviews, Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, Tragedy, Wonderful, writing
Posted on November 9, 2025
by Jamieson Wolf
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I am more than my disability. Someone once referred to me as a walking stereotype: I am a disabled, queer abuse survivor. How I bristled at being described that way, like I was an afterthought, or that I could be described in one word.… Continue Reading “In the Shadows of Trees – A Poem”
Category: PoemsTags: Abuse, Afterthought, defy, Disability, disable, grow, joy, light, personal power, power, Queer, shadow, Shine, stereotype, survivor, voice, words
Every time I was taught to be ashamed of myself, I would put a little piece of my spirit within the shadows of the cavern. When I had to go to school and pretend to be someone that I wasn’t so that I could… Continue Reading “The Cavern – A Poem”
Category: PoemsTags: Hidden, hide, Homosexuality, LGBTQIA+, light, Love, Mockery, Queer, Rock, secrets, Self love, Shine, spirit, The Cavern, Walls
Posted on December 4, 2024
by Jamieson Wolf
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There are all kinds of things I look forward to during the holiday season: ugly holiday sweaters, hot chocolate, baking more than usual, time with family and friends and the new holiday story by ‘Nathan Burgoine. Every year, he takes a classic holiday tale… Continue Reading “Upon the Midnight Queer by ‘Nathan Burgoine – A Book Review”
Category: Best Books of, Book ReviewsTags: 'Nathan Burgoine, Book Review, Book Reviews, books, Christmas, Dominant Trident Books, Fantasy, lgbtq, Queer, Representation, Retelling, Short Stories, Upon the Midnight Queer
Posted on October 12, 2024
by Jamieson Wolf
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I came out to myself, first. It happened in the forest that I would retreat to when I closed my eyes. There was a word for people like me. The crows would call out the name to each other and it sounded like home.… Continue Reading “The Star Among the Trees – A Poem”
Category: Covid Poems, PoemsTags: destroy, Fear, Gay, glare, hate, hurt, judge, Mirror, misunderstand, mock, national coming out day, poem, Poetry, point, Queer, ridicule, self hat, Self love, star, stare, writing