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Read or Die — Publication Rules
Updated January 2024 Guidelines
Adrian CDTPPW
Dec 29, 2023
Ruby’s Read Or Die! Monthly Prompt
Ruby’s Read Or Die! Monthly Prompt
Hello, August. Leave quickly — bring on the Fall!!
Ruby Noir 😈
Jul 31
R.O.D Special Event — June 2024
R.O.D Special Event — June 2024
Inclusivity and diversity for Pride Month
Adrian CDTPPW
Jun 2
Read Or Die Event
Yesterday, I Yelled at My Husband
Yesterday, I Yelled at My Husband
I’m not perfect.
Over-50 Empress
Jul 24
How Come You Don’t Have a Girlfriend Yet,
How Come You Don’t Have a Girlfriend Yet,
These are the words that continuously pierced my heart as a teenager
Stephen Sovie
Jun 27
The Day I Was Supposed to Enjoy
The Day I Was Supposed to Enjoy
Yet I cannot forget that nightmare
Dorottya Becz
Jun 26
A World Reversed: Imagining Straight as the Minority
A World Reversed: Imagining Straight as the Minority
Exploring a parallel universe for pride month
Deanna Bugalski 💋
Jun 25
My Wife Left Her Military Career For Me
My Wife Left Her Military Career For Me
When being gay or lesbian in the British military was a crime
Zivah Avraham 👁️
Jun 18
My Soul Mate Turns 90 This Month
My Soul Mate Turns 90 This Month
The relationship between grandmother and granddaughter can be a greater love, than any romance
Lyrical Lioness
Jun 17
A Proud Oasis in a Gay Desert
A Proud Oasis in a Gay Desert
Rural Pride in Full Bloom
Amy Stinnett
Jun 14
Out of Gender, Full of Love
Out of Gender, Full of Love
Pride is every day
Benighted
Jun 12
Coming Out and Explaining It All to My Gen X Mother
Coming Out and Explaining It All to My Gen X Mother
Navigating gender and sexuality
Samantha M🥀
Jun 9
My Friend Outed Me in a Redneck Bar
My Friend Outed Me in a Redneck Bar
And I was scared as hell!
Stephen Sovie
Jun 6
I Know My Love Should Be Celebrated
I Know My Love Should Be Celebrated
But you tolerate it.
Ruby Noir 😈
Jun 6
The Perfect Match
The Perfect Match
A New Friendship Forms
JoEllen Claypool
Jun 4
I Never Taught My Kids Tolerance
I Never Taught My Kids Tolerance
My Accidental Road To Teaching My Boys Respect For All
Misty Rae
Jun 1
Written in Loving Memory of a Marriage Made on Earth, Continuing in Heaven
Written in Loving Memory of a Marriage Made on Earth, Continuing in Heaven
What made our union so special that it will live forever?
Caroline de Braganza
May 30
What the Hell Would I Do With A Million Dollars?
What the Hell Would I Do With A Million Dollars?
A child’s unknown reply
Victoria Kjos
May 30
My Father Taught Me How to Love An Abuser
My Father Taught Me How to Love An Abuser
Now I need to teach myself how to be safe
Zae M. Arian
May 27
Be the One
Be the One
When the unimaginable happens
Nancy S Rust
May 24
Overwhelming Fear & Adrenaline That Gen Z’s Will Never Experience
Overwhelming Fear & Adrenaline That Gen Z’s Will Never Experience
The Time My Parents Caught Me Doing Something I Wasn’t Supposed To Do
Tan Rosado🤍
May 24
The Less Obvious Life Lesson
The Less Obvious Life Lesson
My parents had no way to predict I would need this one
Becca Pollock
May 23
Childhood Disappointments that Led to Parenting Mistakes
Childhood Disappointments that Led to Parenting Mistakes
What I learned
Kim Fleming
May 22
Passing on the wonderful lessons of my father
Passing on the wonderful lessons of my father
If I had to pick one, it would be perseverance
Bruce Coulter
May 19
Through the Shade of the Cherry Blossoms
Through the Shade of the Cherry Blossoms
— floral memories and discovering mom
Kimberly
May 19
Invaluable Wisdom
Invaluable Wisdom
Life lessons from Mom & Dad
Brenda Arledge
May 17
Marriage Wasn’t My Planned Future
Marriage Wasn’t My Planned Future
Learning what it means to love and be truly loved in return
Samantha M🥀
May 16
Embracing What I Always Knew
Embracing What I Always Knew
Child-free by choice
Benighted
May 16
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