Book
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Rainbow rainbow : stories
Call Number
- FICTION CONK (CEN, OSH)
Publication Information
New York : Catapult, [2022]
Physical Description
243 pages ; 22 cm
Uniform Title
Summary
"A fearless collection of stories that celebrate the humor, darkness, and depth of emotion of the queer and trans experience that's not typically represented: liminal or uncertain identities, queer conception, and queer joy. In this delightful debut collection of prize-winning stories, queer, gender-nonconforming, and trans characters struggle to find love and forgiveness, despite their sometimes comic, sometimes tragic mistakes. In one story, a young lesbian tries to have a baby with her lover using an unprofessional sperm donor and a high-powered, rainbow-colored cocktail. In another, a fifth-grader explores gender identity by dressing as an ox--instead of a matriarch--for a class Oregon Trail reenactment. Meanwhile a nonbinary person on the eve of top surgery dangerously experiments with an open relationship during the height of the COVID crisis. With insight and compassion, debut author Lydia Conklin takes their readers to a meeting of a queer feminist book club and to a convention for trans teenagers, revealing both the dark and lovable sides of their characters. The stories in Rainbow Rainbow will make you laugh and wince, sometimes at the same time."--Provided by publisher.
Contents
- Laramie time
- Black winter of New England
- Pink knives
- Fearless moral inventory
- Pioneer
- Counselor of my heart
- Sunny talks
- Cheerful until next time
- Ooh, the suburbs
- Boy jump.