Queer as Fiction: Kiss and Tales
Curated by Morayo Faleyimu; Art Designed by Kathryn Destin
In our Pride 2023 Collection "Queer as Fiction: Kiss and Tales", our writers explore the heady first days of love. These tales of connection embrace queerness as equally deserving of joy and acceptance.
The Devouring by Annaya Thomas
Faced with systemic oppression, two lovers choose a ritual called The Devouring and a world made from love.
Resigned Lockheart by Shannoya Wallace
“What?! What do you mean I’m of royalty?”
There was me, in a tank top and jeans being accused of having some type of royalty blood in, I would not even fit being of royalty.
Subway Scenarios and Sweet Surprises by Olivia Wronski
A love story that begins in an impossible subway scenario that ends with a sweet surprise.
Waking Up to You by Carmen Tan
Some people would run ten miles instead of confessing to their crush. Some people would never let that ridiculous thought enter their brain at all. If I don’t ask, I’ll never know the answer.
Chapter One of Untitled YA Novel by Isioma Okoh
This is the beginning of a book I am planning to write, based on a true story of my realizing that I liked a girl for the first time.
Movie Type of Way by Tayanna Wills
Maybe I’ll bump into a girl that I don’t know in the hallway of school today…
The Sun Will Guide Us (An Excerpt) by Kilhah St. Fort & Amber Loveless
This is an excerpt from our Cinderella-inspired YA fantasy novel. In this scene, the two protagonists meet for the first time but they each have different motivations for their meeting.
As Queer as a Nine Bob Note by Anaís Fernández & Kayla Thurber
The inner dialogue of two people who want the same thing.
