#new woman fiction

[mwagneto]

HAAANK DON'T GET MAD AT SCIFI FOR NOT MAKING SENSE HAAAAANK !!! IT'S A METAPHOR FOR REAL LIFE THAT'S MEANT TO MAKE YOU ASK QUESTIONS HANK YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE EXACT MECHANICS!!!! HAAAANK

[oliverbrackenbury]

New Edge Sword & Sorcery 2024 only launched on Backerkit yesterday and it's already 75% funded! Be a part of literary history when backing this project by helping us publish the first new Jirel of Joiry story in 85 years! There's also an obscure Elric reprint paired with new art, an S&S tale by Harry Turtledove, and scads of crowdfund exclusive rewards. Check out the campaign page to learn more!

[my-last-writing-braincell]

Chat why does this girl make me feel things. What is wrong with me.

Why. WHY. I'm still completely disturbed so WHY!??!?

[sailormoonsub]

(wakes up in a cold sweat) it's Makoto Kino's birthday

[enhanced-operatives-division]

Prism's concept art has been. Deeply on my mind. They had some killer ideas for her and ummm.....sobs in my hands. I love her?

[spark-circuit]

me at my bookstore job to the 27th young adult straight edgy fantasy romance to come in this month

[sneakydraws]

Since that gothic anthy piece I've been thinking about a whole gothic rgu au... I'd really have to dig in deeper into indian-british history in order to develop this further (and to dress everyone more accurately) but I'm tentatively placing this in the 1830s... Akio could be an indian nobleman who worked with/for the east india company... Maybe did some shady stuff for it and was rewarded with a lavish mansion in the uk... Utena is some plucky orphaned girl who becomes his protégé... Anthy is the woman hidden away in the attic... But utena glimpses her at night... Mrs rochester core...

[rosenecklaces]

Just woke up and a bitch in instagram saying feyre wasn't abused she was just dramatic...on 2023... we are not fucking escaping we are not fucking escaping we are not-

[theselkiesea]

Edgar Allan Poe inspired tattoo

~Quill, ink bottle, red splatter and Nevermore~

[themyscirah]

Reading shit comics kind of sucks but at least I get the satisfaction of proving my own point w this

[scribblecake]

Gentle Lights Ch) 3

Something short and sweet(?) bc I'm fading fast and needs a sleeb. The author is very tired. She is eepy. The author has had a very long day of writting sins and wants to take just a small sleep. She eeby and neebies to sleebie. audor sleepy and need bed by time. the ator is currently experiencing critical levels of being a sleehjy little guy and needs to go to beb. she is retired and needs to slep. just a little sleejing time as a treat.

TW: Idk how to write fluff... or dialogue...

~***~

“Izogie!”

Warm arms wrapped around her. The scent of honey and oil greeted Izogie as pure elation coaxed tears to her eyes. Oh to be hugged again! To feel something welcoming and familiar!

“We thought you were gone forever!” Nawi sniffed before being overcome with hiccuping sobs. Tentatively, Izogie lifted an arm and shakily wrapped it around her young sister. The warrior did her best to comfort Nawi and fight off sobs herself. 

But the tears were all too eager to fall. They stung at her eyes before streaming down and scorching her cheeks. Izogie felt more hands on her shoulders, they pulled upwards. Her limited view of the world shifted as her body was propped upright with Nawi still clinging to her.

Two other figures hovered over Izogie and Amenza shifted into focus. She wordlessly pressed a clay cup to the warrior's lips. Water! Cool, quenching water! It greeted Izogie’s system like a storm in the dry season.

Liquid life trickled down her throat, bringing strength to withered limbs. Izogie gulped it down greedily and it was gone far too soon. Cracked lips parted to voice displeasure but a jug lifted to her thisting mouth quickly dispelled any protests. 

After Izogie had drunk her fill, two more sets of arms encased her. The solid embrace of Nanisca and the welcoming tenderness of Amenza breathed strength into Izogie’s sore body. They stayed that way for a time. Tears, sobs and relieved murmurs were exchanged in the quiet moment. However; Nanisca was the first to break away.

“You never cease to exceed what is expected of you. I just wish you’d stop terrifying me in the process.” She chuckled. Amenza shook her head fondly at the comment, playfully smacking Nanisca’s arm.

“Behave!”

“W-we’re so happy to have you home! The palace was horrible and empty without you here!” Nawi cried as she tightened her hold on Izogie. The warrior grimaced when she felt a sharp twinge of pain in her chest and stomach. This did not go unnoticed by her friend who was quick to move away, but only just. She was still practically glued to the warrior’s side.

“Eh? What are those tears for? Just wait and see! When I heal, I’ll really give you something to cry about! You won’t miss me so much after a ten mile run.” Izogie rasped mischievously. Her words made the young soldier gasp and her commanders snicker.

Amenza hummed as a cheeky grin curled her lips. “Bold words for someone who could barely move, not even a few minutes ago.” 

Laughter rippled through the room and they settled into relaxed chatter, briefing the soldier on what she had missed. Izogie learned that after she lost consciousness and contact with Nawi, Nanisca had returned, against the king’s wishes, to retrieve them. 

She sat awestruck as they recounted how they had led an additional rebellion and burned The Trade to ash. Izogie smiled widely at the lively narration of their triumphant return. She nearly doubled over laughing at how Nanisca snatched the title of The Woman King right from under Shante. 

The more she listened, the more her mind and heart relaxed. The soldier let the familiar voices scrub away any lingering burden of worry and fear. She finally felt safe, no longer adrift in uncertainty and pain. Izogie had found her way back to the ones that loved her. She had found her way back home.

~***~

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[starry-skies-116]

me when Fu Hua. bottom text

[itwasrealtome]

Here's the thing:

Character A is a Navy Seal commander who returns to the island of Hawaii after many years for the funeral of her father - a simple bar owner.

But Character A soon discovers that her father's death was no coincidence when a friend of her late father's - then running for governor - provides her with information about another candidate and his shenanigans.

Character A investigates in secret and settles back on the island, reconnecting with old acquaintances, including Character B (a woman), a renowned lawyer, her first love and on/off relationship since she was 17.

The story is only a premise, since in book two, character A works for the governor and forms an elite unit. Character A then assembles a team that will soon become Ohana (family).

Of course: a few difficult missions, the progress of the relationship between character A and B, but also other relationships, secrets, family stories, a little violence and love.

Did I mention that the governor, a 45-year-old woman, begins a secret relationship with a member of character A's team, a 24-year-old young officer… A WOMAN…?

If you have questions, my asks are open 🫶🏻

[thetransfemininereview]

i just spent the last two, no three hours going through your website. it's beautiful, it's wonderful, i am so so so happy to see it exists. and it's so ambitious!!! there's been reading lists or collections before that i'm aware of but always fairly limited side projects and never really attempting to reach backwards into our literary history; it's great - it's the kind of project i wish i could have had the time, money, or education to do and failing that have wished existed for over a decade but never found until now

i'm really impressed with the level of thought and care you've put into this may you find a thousand successes

Thank you so much <3 My guiding question through this whole process has been "What do I, as an avid trans reader, wish that I had found when I started doing this research?" It's been a long process at identifying the holes in the resources, signal boosting what already exists, and creating what doesn't, and I've found it incredibly rewarding.

[mckinleygirl98]

can't believe i was forced to read chasing lincoln's killer in 8th grade... now im like this

[spirit-lanterns]

The fact that I just watched the trailer moments ago and then I got a notification from you talking about the two specific women that caught my attention (Caterina and Constance) throughout the whole trailer

Also, I'm not the usual anon here since I barely interact so uhh🙂

My timing is perfect isn’t it? 😏

I always set off the gay alarm it seems. Not that I’m complaining <33