LGBT+ Short Story RoundupSmall Changes Over Long Periods of Time by K.M. Szpara Set in a world where vampires are totally normal- a trans gay guy goes out partying one night and ends up getting attacked and bitten by a vampire. He comes to terms with being changed from human to vampire surprisingly easily…until he realizes that the species transition is starting to reverse his gender transition. This story is such an amazing read by a trans writer. It’s on the long side and instead of leaving me wondering when it was going to end, I found myself entirely immersed in the story and feeling almost empty when it ended, just as I feel when I’m done reading an amazing novel. Published in Uncanny Do You Love Her? by Lexington Wilks “Jesus, I might actually be in love with her” This story is the cutest of short YA love stories about two teen girls who might seem like complete opposites at first- but are obviously head over heels in love with each other. Definitely read this one if you love sweet girl/girl love stories! Published in inQluded Raices (Roots) by Joe Ponce This is a MUST READ if you are a lover of speculative fiction. This story is a lengthy short story about a hypothetical U.S. where Mexican/Mexican Americans begin to fall ill to an epidemic which causes them to slowly morph into trees. It explores xenophobia/racism in the U.S. and truly draws you in and it literally is one of the best short stories I’ve ever read! It reminds me of The Rag Doll Plagues by Alejandro Morales as it explores anti-Mexican racism in a speculative environment. Published in Anathema A Silhouette Against Armageddon by John Wiswell A comical and romantic story of a lonely gay skeleton who realizes someone is digging up his coffin one night. But he’s not shy to let the reader know he won’t hesitate to fight anyone who tries to steal anything off his bony body. But he’s pleasantly surprised when he finds that it’s his love that’s finally found him in the afterlife. Published in Fireside Magazine Mother? By Cynthia So Haunted by the regret that she was never able to come out to her recently deceased mother, a girl takes the opportunity to do so when a moth who just might be her mother reincarnated flies in to her bedroom one day. She soon realizes it’s not her when the moth comes out to her as well! Surprise! At least it’s a gay moth, if not her mother... right? Published in Arsenika Paradise by Nina LaCour A prequel to an adult novel Nina has been developing, this is the story of Sara- a girl who has to escape her hometown (even though some might call it “paradise”) following the disappearance of her first love and continuous presence of drug addiction in her life. Published in FORESHADOW Once I, Rose by A. Merc Rustad After eating a curse in the form of a batch of delicious brownies that was meant for a part-time spell maker’s ex, our narrator is transformed into a rose who must undergo many lives and deaths in this form, while trying not to lose hope that their partner will one day find them and break the curse. A. Merc is an amazing ace/non-binary writer! Published in Daily Science Fiction A Logical Explanation by Marisa Crane This is a very queer story about a guy whose girlfriend is getting a little too close to him. So close in fact that she even seems to be shapeshifting into him. The closer they get the more her metamorphosis develops, and he can’t decide whether it’s a deal breaker for him. Does he want to date himself? This is a great short story for pansexual/queer representation by a lesbian writer! Published in Coffin Bell More to come! 🌈
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