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Defiance, Empowerment, Stereotypes, and Other Queer Tropes

Defiance, Empowerment, Stereotypes, and Other Queer Tropes

Prism & Pen Queer Stories — February 21, 2021
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James Finn
Our Love is Rare

Our Love is Rare

Twin flames
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NaNa'sworld
Parting

Parting

My grandmother was my first loss.
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Don Stouder
Defiance

Defiance

So sick of this trite shite masquerading as right Throwing round your might,  You've strayed so far from the light you've lost your sight…
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Mrs. Capricious
Tucking

Tucking

A Poem
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Enne Baker
Nonbinary Babies, Queer Memoir & Blind Dates

Nonbinary Babies, Queer Memoir & Blind Dates

Prism & Pen Queer Stories — February 14, 2021
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James Finn
The AIDS Grief Seminar (1994)

The AIDS Grief Seminar (1994)

How ignorance ruins your day.
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Don Stouder
She

She

or, “The Ballad of Annabelle Rose”
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Annabelle Rose
Roller Derby, Queer Life, & UD’s Anti-Trans Tantrum

Roller Derby, Queer Life, & UD’s Anti-Trans Tantrum

Stories from Prism & Pen — February 7, 2021
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James Finn
Sanctuary

Sanctuary

Will you take me in and shelter me?
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Esther Spurrill-Jones
Outcast

Outcast

A poem: Refuge in a Storm
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GB Rogut
AIDS, Outsiders, and Other Queer Tales

AIDS, Outsiders, and Other Queer Tales

Stories from Prism & Pen — January 31, 2021
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James Finn
If I Were A Boy

If I Were A Boy

Thoughts from a girl
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Yvonne Borgquist
Stunted Queer Adolescence, Covid Loneliness, and Winter Fantasy

Stunted Queer Adolescence, Covid Loneliness, and Winter Fantasy

Stories from Prism & Pen — January 24, 2021
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James Finn
Brothers of Tenderness

Brothers of Tenderness

after Mary Oliver
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Don Stouder
You’re Fired: Poem for an Outgoing President

You’re Fired: Poem for an Outgoing President

Out, damned Trump!
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Liam Heitmann-Ryce
Where was the Snow?

Where was the Snow?

a poem of memories unmade
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Dennett
Won’t Somebody Think of the (Queer) Children?

Won’t Somebody Think of the (Queer) Children?

Prism & Pen stories — January 17, 2021
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James Finn
Sunflower Greeneye, Wildsmile Grin: Poem for My Boyfriend

Sunflower Greeneye, Wildsmile Grin: Poem for My Boyfriend

Tribute to my other half
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Liam Heitmann-Ryce
LGBTQ Storytelling ROARS

LGBTQ Storytelling ROARS

Prism & Pen stories — January 10, 2021
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James Finn
One Roar

One Roar

We will march and dance and roar Until the walls fall down. We will fight for this is war, And we will win the crown.
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Esther Spurrill-Jones
Queer Stories for a New Beginning

Queer Stories for a New Beginning

Prism & Pen stories — January 3, 2021
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James Finn
Cold-Blooded Heart of Gold

Cold-Blooded Heart of Gold

An Audio Poem
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Tre L. Loadholt
Holiday Gifts from Prism & Pen

Holiday Gifts from Prism & Pen

Prism & Pen stories — December 20, 2020
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James Finn
Is Being Human Defined As Male Or Female?

Is Being Human Defined As Male Or Female?

DA question in three haikuspoetry
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Pierre Trudel
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