The age gap romance gets more play than anyone gives it credit for. What does it look like when we put supernatural creatures into play too?
Between Here and Eternity: The Age Gap Romance
B
Can We Ever Get Identity “Right”?
C
When everyone demands authenticity in fiction, we fall all over ourselves to "prove" our identities. Maybe we're asking the wrong questions.
Is Polyamory Queer?
I
Is polyamory really queer? I think we should probably consider it to be queer praxis, at least in some sense.
Why Romance Novels Are the Latest Target of Book Bans
W
Nora Roberts is apparently too spicy for people -- and we need to be worried about that. Book bans are coming for romance novels -- even clean ones.
Bioessentialism in Omegaverse
B
Art is always political, which means even tropes like omegaverse take on political bents. We should be wary of bioessentialism in omegaverse.
Where Are All the Alpha Females in Omegaverse?
W
Look up omegaverse, and you're bound to trip over "omega male" characters. It's much harder to find their counterpart, the alpha females. Why?
Why “Level-Up” Romance Sucks
W
Does an HEA always have to mean marriage and kids? Probably not, which is just one of the reasons the level-up romance is a problem.
Call Him Mr. Mom: How Should Parental Names Be Handled in Omegaverse and Mpreg?
C
What should children call their omega parent in omegaverse stories? There were quite a few different answers.
Omegaverse and Consent
O
Consent is curiously absent from a lot of romance novels. But a/b/o stories tend to play with this in a more intentional way. A lot of stories featuring a/b/o dynamics feature dubious consent—but does it have to be that way?
Did Anyone Mention Gender Identity Includes Boy and Girl?
D
Laws banning discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity are front-page news. But they seem to be overreaching on a lot of fronts.
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