Basil Estel
@basil-estel.bsky.social
he/him | 🏳️⚧️ | Writer and Blogger Man
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"Love is never black and white"
I fear this love story is VERY white...
I fear this love story is VERY white...
January 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"Love is never black and white"
I fear this love story is VERY white...
I fear this love story is VERY white...
Not that cishet women can't enjoy (or even write!) about queer people, it just seems pretty clear to me that these are queer writing writing queer stories and the intended audience is... probably also queer people.
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Not that cishet women can't enjoy (or even write!) about queer people, it just seems pretty clear to me that these are queer writing writing queer stories and the intended audience is... probably also queer people.
Chiming in to add C.S. Pacat (Captive Prince and Dark Rise) to this list as well.
Not to mention how often the "by and for women" narrative seems to assume straight women when most of these authors are openly queer. Like, there's very clearly A Reason these women like writing about queer people.
Not to mention how often the "by and for women" narrative seems to assume straight women when most of these authors are openly queer. Like, there's very clearly A Reason these women like writing about queer people.
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Chiming in to add C.S. Pacat (Captive Prince and Dark Rise) to this list as well.
Not to mention how often the "by and for women" narrative seems to assume straight women when most of these authors are openly queer. Like, there's very clearly A Reason these women like writing about queer people.
Not to mention how often the "by and for women" narrative seems to assume straight women when most of these authors are openly queer. Like, there's very clearly A Reason these women like writing about queer people.
(This post is inclusive of sapphic softball novels and baseball novels with trans characters btw. Please rec them all to me!)
October 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
(This post is inclusive of sapphic softball novels and baseball novels with trans characters btw. Please rec them all to me!)
Sorry it's a bit late. I've been out if town the last couple weekends
October 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Sorry it's a bit late. I've been out if town the last couple weekends
If you do manage to get your hands on it, you absolutely shouldn't make a copy of the file from the DVD and upload it online. That would be illegal.
October 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
If you do manage to get your hands on it, you absolutely shouldn't make a copy of the file from the DVD and upload it online. That would be illegal.
The exception to this is the writers whose books I review, who regularly reply and reskeet my blog posts. You guys are the best!
September 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The exception to this is the writers whose books I review, who regularly reply and reskeet my blog posts. You guys are the best!
Requested on NetGalley! Im so excited!
September 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Requested on NetGalley! Im so excited!
Thank you, John. I needed to hear that today.
September 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Thank you, John. I needed to hear that today.