yeah, on trans discord servers I've been a part of it's sometimes felt like the space is so carefully curated that it's very difficult to form genuine interactions. i've never experienced the implosion but maybe that's because it's so hard for me to settle in that i end up disengaging completely.

dropping everything rn to follow this story

Black Flame by @scumbelievable.bsky.social for its unflinching look at lost texts and lost queers, an awful period in history and how long the shadow of a genocide really is. Possibly her best novel.

did you attend wayside school?

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its such a good book. it's easy to see why its one of the foundations of trans lit. definitely in my top ten of all time

An incomplete list of indie books with transfem leads I've enjoyed (1 per author to keep it short):

Alyson Greaves: Kimmy
Vyria Durav: Catnip
Maria Ying: The Grace of Sorcerers
Selene Tang: Gorgon series
J Ursula Topaz: A Rotten Girl
Fae'Rynn: Sundered Moon
Kay Atkinson: A Quiet Universe

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