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Posts by Amanda MacGregor
Book Review: Code Red by Joy McCullough
A fantastic look at periods, social justice, period poverty, economic inequalities, and the power of taking action. Get this one on all shelves!
A Case for Fun and Games, a guest post by Andrew Auseon
If we as adults (and authors) can’t give our kids a world that makes any sense, the least we can do is let them play in one.
In the Tunnel: One Companion Novel’s Purpose, a guest post by Julie Lee
This companion novel allows me to tell another one of those untold stories—uncovered through videos and memoirs and articles—of a young boy yearning to, one day, reunite with his father.
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Evolution is Self Portrait, a guest post by Kate Glasheen
Change renders the facades of what’s loved into something else.
Cute, Sensitive, Funny: Creating A Happily Ever After, a guest post by India Hill Brown
I’m a sucker for a good happily ever after. I believe that most people deserve one, and deserve to see people like themselves have one. Which is one of the reasons I wrote Rhythm & Muse, to fill a void that I wasn’t finding at the time. A black, teenage boy finding his.
Back in the (Literary) Saddle, a guest post by Jessica Burkhart
This is my love letter to all the equestrians who haven’t seen themselves on the page. I’m going to need your help and support to get my books into the hands of kids who want and need them, so I hope you go on this ride with me.
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We Have Always Been Here; We Always Will Be, a guest post by Kate Fussner
Growing up, I loved fairy tales and Greek myths. As a young queer person, I was keenly aware of how LGBTQIA+ characters never appeared in these stories.
LOST IN TAIWAN: The Story Behind My New Graphic Novel, a guest post by Mark Crilley
Crilley talks about writing and illustrating a novel paying tribute to Taiwan more than 30 years after living there to teach English.
GROWING UP GAY IN THE 80s: Two very close friends dealing with the same secret in very different ways, a guest post by Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, and Carlyn Greenwald
Even if the road ahead is scary, we’re optimistic for the future and grateful for how far we have come. TIME OUT, ultimately, is filled with that optimism.
Joy Is an Act of Resistance, a guest post by Kendall Kulper
The seriousness of issues doesn’t mean there’s no room for joyfulness. On the contrary, by cultivating and celebrating joy and all that it encompasses—hope, unity, resiliency—we can more powerfully effect change than we ever thought possible.
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