In this collection of poems Minnie Bruce Pratt writes about coming out as a lesbian and as a result not being able to be in contact with her children. Unfortunately stories like this are still relevant now. It's not easy to read these poems but it is a very essential collection and they're engaging as well. While reading this I thought about how me being childfree means I won't have a "real" family according to lawmakers and people who use the phrase "starting a family" to express that they're having a child. This is annoying because a family without children is still a complete and whole family. Also as someone who's aromantic (demi) it really fucking sucks that marriage is necessary in order for a relationship to be seen as valid. Anyway I did like this poetry collection despite the descriptions of pregnancy and birth and I would suggest to read who are interested in poetry about LGBTQIA+ life.

Three humans and a dog go to a small town to uncover a mystery. The humans are Kerri, Andy and Nate, the dog is Tim. As children Kerri, Andy, and their friend (who dies when he's an adult) Peter with a dog named Sean formed a detective club and solved a mystery surrounding a lake. Now as adults with plus Time who's the grandson of Sean, they feel the need to return and discover the truth they failed to notice as children. Also Nate sees Peter and even talks to him but he isn't sure if it's really his ghost or a hallucination.

There's a lot I liked about this book, mainly the found family element and the fact that Tim doesn't die although he does suffer some injuries. However it really irritated me whenever the writing went from prose to suddenly switching to screenplay format and then back to prose, and the humor stopped being funny after a while. Also near the beginning a minor character is referred to as a hermaphrodite which felt really weird and unnecessary. Despite these flaws I would still recommend this book to readers who like fantasy, cosmic horror, and found family books.

I really liked reading these essays. They're all written with such care, empathy, nuance, and compassion. The topics written about are colonization, relationships, misogyny, racism, and food. This is my first time reading something by Sasha LaPointe and I will definitely seek out more of her writing.

This is a novelette consisting of 34 pages but it is very much impactful. A monster from another plane is assigned by its creator to scare Kendra but quickly realizes it is just one of the many things she has to be afraid of. Like many monster books, this shows how the horrors that humans commit can be scarier than anything supernatural. Also I like that this is written from the monster's perspective. After reading this I will definitely be eager to read more from Radar DeBoard. :)

This book is really gay and has a lot of fucking. I appreciate that there's no respactability politics, only hedonism between the men who get into relationships or hook up. It is also hilarious even when dealing serious topics like suicide and stds which managed to make me laugh. I like Brontez Purnell's writing. :)

Every story in this collection is so creative, fun, and unique. There's commentary about AI, capitalism, queerness, disability, and religion. I really, really enjoyed reading this and if Julian K. Jarboe releases another book then I will definitely read it. :)

This is such a spectacular anthology. I'm so grateful it exists and that I got to read it. Each  of these writers is incredibly talented. It's also wonderful how so many of these stories feature queer and trans protagonists. In some stories the horror is subtle and in others it is more straightforward. I highly recommend this anthology to readers who are neurodivergent and/or enjoy horror. :)

This book is so heteronormative and amatonormative, yuck. Also I really don't like marriage and weddings.

Reading this is what I imagine it would be like to watch paint dry.

This is an engaging anthology that uses poetry to explore humanity's connection. I enjoyed the time I spent reading each poem.