Interested in more?

80 13 10
                                    

If you enjoyed these short stories and one-shots, you might also be interested in some of my other work. I've listed it below for your convenience.

Discrimen

This is another LGBTQ+ one-shot collection, but instead of lighthearted fluff, it's the home for all "serious" themes, like discrimination, bullying, mental health, ... There's currently only 6 stories, but like this collection, it will be updated whenever I finish a story that fits.

Prometheus

When Dante drinks the blood of a woman with Aids, his health takes a turn for the worse. His immune system should be infallible, but here he is: every day, he wakes up healthy, only to attract another painful and rare disease during the day that is miraculously cured at night. It is a neverending cycle and dreams and reality seem to blend into nothing but pain.
And unlike Prometheus, there will not be a Heracles to kill the eagle and break the chains. He'll have to save himself, but can he do that when he's his own worst enemy? There's no antidote for life or suffering.

Trigger warnings: loneliness, mild self-hate (mostly for being a vampire), passive desire to die, mention of past torture, detailed description of flu-like symptoms, symptoms of depression, anxiety

***

This novella was an entry for the Open Novella Contest 2020 and is completed. It's a "realistic" take on how one could be a vampire and falls generally in the literary fiction category. I consider it some of my best work *hint, hint*. It also has asexual, demiromantic and other rep!

Swift as a Coursing River

A recently out divorcee must explore his identity and how to not be the straight-acting man he's been his whole life. Just when he has found his footing, a flamboyant trans man jumbles up his ideas about what it means to be gay, to be masculine, to be a man.

***

This is my current work in progress and was an entry for the Open Novella Contest 2021. It's my main focus and I'm hoping to put out regular updates. If you are looking for a story with older queer characters, this is for you! While there is a romance subplot, I mostly want to write a story about identity and gender expression. And if you're not convinced yet, this quote from a generator is absolutely perfect for my main characters:

 And if you're not convinced yet, this quote from a generator is absolutely perfect for my main characters:

Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.


I hope to see you there! Remember: votes and comments are loved because they let authors know you liked the story and help others find the story because they boost it in the algorithm. I also appreciate any and all feedback.

Take care and don't forget to smile today!

Light of Heart (LGBT+) ✔Where stories live. Discover now