My happy place is the smell of a bookstore. You know the smell. it’s that kind of smelly smell that smells…like ink, print, and parchment. like fresh superhero fight scenes pressed out on a newLY MINTED page.
TRULY, I LOVE COMICS.
On a given day, you’ll probably find me nose-deep in a new graphic novel at my local comic book store. I’LL fight off the urge to buy a bunch of new colorful YOUNG AVENGERS books AND EVENTUALLY SETTLE FOR A KNOCK-OFF FUNKO POP OF SOME RANDOM BUFFY VILLAIN.
BUT IT’S NOT THE AVENGERS OR BUFFY TITLES THAT DRAW ME IN. iT’S THE QUEER CHARACTERS THAT LIVE IN THOSE STORIES. THEIRS IS THE SIREN SONG THAT MAKES MY ACHING QUEER SOUL LONG FOR REPRESENTATION. aND THEIR STORIES ARE WHAT i LOVE ABOUT THEM.
iT’S THE WILLOW roSENBeRGS AND bILLY kAPLANS THAT MAKE LIFE WORTH LIVING FOR ME, HONESTLY. I LOVE surrounding MYSELF WITH SUCH FABULOUS AND QUEER CHARACTERS BECAUSE IT FUELS MY DREAMS AS A WRITER AND ASPIRING AUTHOR.
i WANT TO WRITE THAT GAY SHIT. THAT QUEER SHIT. THAT SHIT THAT MAKES QUEER PEOPLE FEEL NOT JUST HEARD BUT SEEN. NOT JUST INVITED BUT WELCOMED. nOT JUST LOVED BUT CELEBRATED.
MY first dream as a writer was to become a published author. I did that last year.
My second dream as a writer is to become a published author with books on the shelves at bookstores. like THAT LOCAL COMIC BOOK STORE I FREQUENT AND Barnes & noble. i’m working on that currently.
THAT’S THE SHIT THAT MOTIVATES ME. It’s what I love. WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? What do YOU LOVE?