Writing Alchemy

Summary I created a short teaser for those new listeners wondering what Writing Alchemy is all about. Writing Alchemy is a storytelling podcast that centers intersectional characters, including a fairy tale series that combines humor and magic with serious topics, and a tabletop role-playing series about the adventures of disabled and mentally diverse heroes.   Links RSS feed: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=154803&refid=stpr itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gy/podcast/writing-alchemy/id1049213332 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser&u=0#/ps/Iv7lbjcvu3ao5jnjtkhhrhfq3vm   Credits Clip 1 Episode: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast/episode-25-cats-paw-ghost-control-adventure-1-the-lederhosen-sprites/ Clip 2 Episode: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast/episode-2-tala-and-godmother-death-part-1/ Underground cavern music: Gentle Whispering (Lee Rosevere) / CC BY-NC 4.0 Clip 3 Episode: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast/episode-28-the-renegade-starship-part-2/ The damaged terminal effect was created from the following four sounds: Initial damage sound: electric_sparks.mp3 by Connum | License: Attribution Noncommercial Electrical arcing: sparks.wav by Marregheriti | License: Creative Commons 0 Electricity hissing: Welding Electricity Sparks by Wakerone | License: Creative Commons 0 Continuous background sparks: Electric Sparks.wav by weaveofk | License: Creative Commons 0 Clip 4 Episode: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast/episode-25-cats-paw-ghost-control-adventure-1-the-lederhosen-sprites/ The cat toys sound was created from layers of the following four sounds: Balls hitting the floor: Ball bouncing.wav by Elmarp | License: Attribution Noncommercial Rolling sound: 1000marbles.wav by Claire.H | License: Attribution Vibrating rolling sound: BallRolling.wav by 150025 | License: Attribution Noncommercial Jingling: Bell jingling inside plastic ball by Wingcommander1 | License: Attribution Noncommercial Clip 5 Episode: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast/episode-19-welcome-to-the-first-responder-training-program-part-1/ Clip 6 Episode: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast/episode-25-cats-paw-ghost-control-adventure-1-the-lederhosen-sprites/The post Writing Alchemy Teaser first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy New Listener Introduction Summary The purpose of this episode is to give new listeners an introduction to the two different podcast series in Writing Alchemy and to present some different options for good places to start listening. Photograph of a silver and black desktop microphone sitting on a white surface with its black cord trailing off to the left.   Show Notes: Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Kofi donation: http://ko-fi.com/S6S4BFL0 The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Music and Sound Credits Intro: Mellowtron (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Transition and end: Poofy Reel (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0The post New Listener Introduction first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 1 Summary Activist and filmmaker Tobi Hill-Meyer joins Fay for the reading of “Tala and Death’s Embrace” in its entirety, followed by a wide-ranging discussion that focuses on the depiction of trans characters in media. Tala and Death’s Embrace: Tala’s friend is gravely ill. To save her friend’s life, trickster Tala matches wits with Death in a series of over-the-top hijinks which culminate in a final confrontation with a sexy twist. Find out what it takes to save her friend’s life! Story: Tala and Death’s Embrace Guest: Activist and filmmaker Tobi Hill-Meyer Tala stands holding a sheet of parchment with blurry numbers on it. Across from her Death, depicted as older woman with white hair, sits on a bed with her scythe casually draped over her shoulder. In the background is a fireplace with a golden fire burning in it.   Show Notes: Today’s Story Tala and Death’s Embrace: https://writing-alchemy.net/fairy-tales/tala-and-deaths-embrace-2/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Here is a link to a list of USA Holidays and Observances: http://www.holidays-and-observances.com/holidays-by-month.html Tobi Hill-Meyer’s Links Her series, Doing It Online: http://www.doingitonline.com/ Sliding scale memberships through her Patreon site: http://patreon.com/DoingItOnline Follow Gender Justice League on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GenderJusticeLeague Music Credits: Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Transition 1: Another Version of You (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0 Street party: antipiracy (情報デスクVIRTUAL) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The contest: Onistwave (P C III) / CC BY 4.0 Transition 2: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0 A zoom in on the score sheet that clearly shows numbers crossed out, added, moved, question marks, and a smiley face.The post Fairy Tale 1 – “Tala and Death’s Embrace” with Guest Tobi Hill-Meyer first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 2 Summary Performance artist and community organizer Liz Cruz joins Fay for the reading of the first half of “Tala and Godmother Death,” followed by a discussion that focuses on queer, femme, and trans representation, the origins of “Tala and Godmother Death” in the fairy tales collected and altered by the brothers Grimm, and the power of giving ourselves and each other permission. Tala and Godmother Death: Inspired by the Grimms’ fairy tale “Godfather Death,” this story follows Death’s three godchildren and explores what happens when the most selfish and clever one comes across the trickster Tala. Story: Tala and Godmother Death Guest: Performance artist and community organizer Liz Cruz This illustration is meant to be suggestive of the underground cavern full of candles. It depicts eight abstract candles surrounded by darkness. There is one candle close-up in the foreground with a pool of wax pouring from it. The other candles are less detailed and farther away. The flame of each candle is behaving in a different manner, with some blowing to the left and some blowing to the right, while others are still.   Show Notes: Today’s story Tala and Godmother Death: https://writing-alchemy.net/fairy-tales/tala-and-godmother-death/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Full text of an earlier version of Snow White and other similar fairy tales where the prince takes the unconscious/dead woman home: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0709.html Pissing in the Snow and Other Ozark Folktales: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/967818.Pissing_in_the_Snow_and_Other_Ozark_Folktales The Turnip Princess and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22571737-the-turnip-princess-and-other-newly-discovered-fairy-tales Liz Cruz’s Links Find out more about Debauchery and Lily Divine Productions: http://www.lilydivine.com Music Credits: Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Transition 1: Another Version of You (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0 Underground cavern: Gentle Whispering (Lee Rosevere) / CC BY-NC 4.0 Tala-Death Romance: Onistwave (P C III) / CC BY 4.0 Transition 2: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Fairy Tale 2 – “Tala and Godmother Death” Part 1 with Guest Liz Cruz first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 3 Summary Community-organizer and media-creator Tobi Hill-Meyer returns to join Fay for the reading of the second half of “Tala and Godmother Death,” followed by a discussion that focuses on gender exploration in trans literature, the importance of depicting forgiveness with consequences, and the humanizing potential of humor. Tala and Godmother Death: Inspired by the Grimms’ fairy tale “Godfather Death,” this story follows Death’s three godchildren and explores what happens when the most selfish and clever one comes across the trickster Tala. Story: Tala and Godmother Death Guest: Community-organizer and media-creator Tobi Hill-Meyer This illustration is meant to be suggestive of the underground cavern full of candles. It depicts eight abstract candles surrounded by darkness. There is one candle close-up in the foreground with a pool of wax pouring from it. The other candles are less detailed and farther away. The flame of each candle is behaving in a different manner, with some blowing to the left and some blowing to the right, while others are still.   Show Notes: Today’s story Tala and Godmother Death: https://writing-alchemy.net/fairy-tales/tala-and-godmother-death/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Beyond the Queer Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology: http://www.beyondanthology.com/ The specific story referenced is “Optimal” by Blue Delliquanti which centers on the character Sulla. Sulla is also a main character in Blue’s webcomic O Human Star: http://ohumanstar.com/ Tobi Hill-Meyer’s Links Call for submissions to her anthology of trans erotic fiction: http://handbasketproductions.com/call-for-submissions/ The author Tobi referenced who was told by her publisher that no character was allowed to be queer and happy at any book’s end was Marijane Meaker: http://everything.explained.today/Lesbian_pulp_fiction/ Music Credits: Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Transition 1: Another Version of You (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0 Feast music: Minstrel Guild (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 More direct link to Minstrel Guild: http://www.incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?collection=003 Underground cavern: Gentle Whispering (Lee Rosevere) / CC BY-NC 4.0 Tala-Death Romance: Onistwave (P C III) / CC BY 4.0 Transition 2: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Fairy Tale 3 – “Tala and Godmother Death” Part 2 with Guest Tobi Hill-Meyer first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 4 Summary Activist and writer Jessica Miriam Littenberg joins Fay for the reading of part 1 of “Tala and Prince Hart,” which focuses on Prince Hart’s experience of being asexual in a society that does not recognize asexuality. Jessica then reads one of her powerful poems about transphobia. The following discussion focuses on the experience of not being what you are supposed to be according to society, racism and ableilsm in language, and using art to communicate the experience of oppression by connecting to identifiable feelings. Tala and Prince Hart: Prince Hart is asexual, but his parents and many suitors are having a hard time accepting that. When the trickster Tala decides to come to his aid, chaos naturally ensues in this exuberant story that is a playful response to the all too common romanticization of boundary-crossing behaviors! Story: Tala and Prince Hart Guest: Activist and writer Jessica Miriam Littenberg This is an illustration of the Musical Creature Band done in an abstract style. On the left is a bear playing a horn while standing on one foot. In the back is an elephant plucking the strings of a harp with its trunk. On the the right is a golden-brown rooster dancing by flapping its wings and strutting. In the front is a donkey with a white nose standing next to a blue drum.   Show Notes: Today’s story Tala and Prince Hart: https://writing-alchemy.net/fairy-tales/tala-and-prince-hart/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast The black woman author whose name I could not remember during the discussion is Toni Morrison. The specific book I read in which she deliberately manipulates the imagery of whiteness is Song of Solomon. This link has a section which discusses that imagery: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/solomon/themes.html Jessica’s Links Read more of Jessica’s work (an announcement will be posted when her book is released): http://www.freaksoftechnology.com/ Octavial Buttler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_E._Butler Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23129839-octavia-s-brood Music Credits: Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Transition 1: Another Version of You (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0 Market noises: whitechapel market 1.wav by Walter_Odington | License: Creative Commons 0 Market noises: 140802_Greenwich_FoodMarket_F.wav by blaukreuz | License: Creative Commons 0 Suitor’s theme: Thatched Villagers (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Crowd noises at the contest: 072510_crowd_04.wav by sagetyrtle | License: Creative Commons 0 Musical Creature Band: Bird (Rod Hamilton) / CC BY-ND 3.0 Transition 2: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Fairy Tale 4 – “Tala and Prince Hart” Part 1 with Guest Jessica Miriam Littenberg first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 5 Summary Writer and cultural-worker Gina de Vries joins Fay for the reading of part 2 of “Tala and Prince Hart,” which focuses on the humorous antics of Prince Hart’s suitors as their inappropriate, boundary-crossing behaviors get them into trouble. Gina then reads an erotic excerpt about the magic of everyday life from hir current project, How to Have a Body.  The following discussion focuses on weaving personal experience into writing, unhealthy patterns that are romanticized within the romance genre, and the importance of centering the narratives of people living at the margins. Tala and Prince Hart: Prince Hart is asexual, but his parents and many suitors are having a hard time accepting that. When the trickster Tala decides to come to his aid, chaos naturally ensues in this exuberant story that is a playful response to the all too common romanticization of boundary-crossing behaviors! Story: Tala and Prince Hart Guest: Writer and cultural-worker Gina de Vries This is an illustration of the Musical Creature Band done in an abstract style. On the left is a bear playing a horn while standing on one foot. In the back is an elephant plucking the strings of a harp with its trunk. On the the right is a golden-brown rooster dancing by flapping its wings and strutting. In the front is a donkey with a white nose standing next to a blue drum.   Show Notes: Today’s story Tala and Prince Hart: https://writing-alchemy.net/fairy-tales/tala-and-prince-hart/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Gina’s Links Find out more about How to Have a Body at: http://howtohaveabody.tumblr.com/ Coming soon you will be able to follow Gina’s work at: http://ginadevries.com/ Music Credits: Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Transition to reading: Another Version of You (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0 Court music: J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Bush rustle: Foliage_Rustling_001.wav by duckduckpony | License: Attribution Romantic song: Jon Sayles playing If Ye Love Me by Thomas Talls, http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm Suitor’s theme: Thatched Villagers (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Sad music: Relent (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Fairy Tale 5 – “Tala and Prince Hart” Part 2 with Guest Gina de Vries first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 6 Summary Activist and educator Oblio Stroyman joins Fay for the reading of part 3 of “Tala and Prince Hart,” which starts with trickster Tala’s humorous strategies for blocking the queen’s attempts to hold a successful marriage contest for Prince Hart. The story then moves to a focus on family conflict and resolution. The following discussion centers on the process of forgiveness, non-violent communication, harm done from a place of good intentions, creating new cultural space, and the treatment of youth in our society. Tala and Prince Hart: Prince Hart is asexual, but his parents and many suitors are having a hard time accepting that. When the trickster Tala decides to come to his aid, chaos naturally ensues in this exuberant story that is a playful response to the all too common romanticization of boundary-crossing behaviors! Story: Tala and Prince Hart Guest: Activist and educator Oblio Stroyman This is an illustration of the Musical Creature Band done in an abstract style. On the left is a bear playing a horn while standing on one foot. In the back is an elephant plucking the strings of a harp with its trunk. On the the right is a golden-brown rooster dancing by flapping its wings and strutting. In the front is a donkey with a white nose standing next to a blue drum.   Show Notes: Today’s story Tala and Prince Hart: https://writing-alchemy.net/fairy-tales/tala-and-prince-hart/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Oblio’s Links Gender camp: http://www.gender.camp/ As You Like It: http://asyoulikeitshop.com/ As You Like It on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsYouLikeItshop/ As You Like It on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/586420398/ Coalessence Ecstatic Dance: http://coalessencedance.com Coalessence Ecstatic Dance Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/31161346370/ Oregon Country Fair Rainbow Village Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OCFRainbowVillage/ Network for New Culture: http://www.nfnc.org/ Gender Odyssey: http://www.genderodyssey.org/ Music Credits: Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Transition to reading: Another Version of You (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0 Public house music: Jon Sayles playing Flow My Tears by John Dowland, http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm Public house sounds: Small_Town_Bar_001.wav by conleec | License: Creative Commons 0 Crowd noises at the race: 072510_crowd_04.wav by sagetyrtle | License: Creative Commons 0 Musical Creature Band: Bird (Rod Hamilton) / CC BY-ND 3.0 Horn: Hunting Horn.wav by Benboncan | License: Attribution The final stage of Tala’s plan: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Laughter: Crowd laughter (XOXOT). by urupin | License: Creative Commons 0 Reconciliation music: Empires (Scott Holmes) / CC BY 4.0 Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Fairy Tale 6 – “Tala and Prince Hart” Part 3 with Guest Oblio Stroyman first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Self-love Special Part 1 Summary This episode departs from the usual Writing Alchemy format to focus on the topic of self-love in a workshop-style collaboration between Fay Onyx and Liz Cruz that explores barriers to self-love and self-love practices as experienced by people living at the intersections of oppression. For this episode they are joined by Tobi Hill-Meyer, who reads her erotic story, “Self Reflection,” which explores the themes of self-love and self-talk in a rather surprising way. Story: “Self Reflection” by Tobi Hill-Meyer Collaborator: Coach and consultant Liz Cruz Photograph of the top portion of an abstract charcoal drawing in swooping curves with feathery edges that together are suggestive of a heart shape.   Show Notes: Today’s story Self Reflection: http://handbasketproductions.com/self-reflection/ Exercises The exercises for today’s story can be found at: http://www.lizcruzconsulting.com/downloads.html Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Being more affected by media messages than we think: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-person_effect Challenging negative self-talk: http://psychcentral.com/lib/challenging-negative-self-talk/ NPR story on self-talk: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/10/07/353292408/why-saying-is-believing-the-science-of-self-talk Scientific research on talking to self in 3rd person and using affirmations: https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201505/the-voice-reason Networking for People Who Hate Networking, A Field Guide for Introverts, the Overwhelmed, and the Underconnected by Devora Zack: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8267674-networking-for-people-who-hate-networking Liz’s Links Liz Cruz Consulting: http://www.lizcruzconsulting.com/ Unfollow a man: http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/why-i-created-the-unfollowaman-movement#.oc2nBQoQ4 Tobi’s links Call for submissions to her anthology of trans erotic fiction: http://handbasketproductions.com/call-for-submissions/ Follow Gender Justice League on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GenderJusticeLeague Music Credits: Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Mysterious music: Wet Riffs (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Sad music: Touching Moments Two – Higher (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Loving music: Rains Will Fall (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Self-love Special Part 1 with Collaborator Liz Cruz first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Self-love Special Part 2 Summary This episode is a workshop-style collaboration that explores self-love practices with a focus on the experiences and art of people living at the intersections of oppression. In this episode Jessica Littenburg reads her poem “Healing Is” which is about finding tools for dealing with chronic illness, Ryannah Quigley shares her inspirational experiences as a plus-sized trans woman of color working on the film project hashtag body beautiful, and the band Bicycle Face shares two children’s songs which combine fun and silliness with some important messages about self-love. Discussion also delves into using art to push back against oppression, giving ourselves permission, valuing what we are doing, self-compassion, and using ritual as a tool for change. Poem: “Healing Is” by Jessica Littenberg Description of #BodyBeautiful: Ryannah Quigley  Songs: “Bearded Lady” and “The Otter Song” by Bicycle Face Collaborator: Coach and consultant Liz Cruz Photograph of the top portion of an abstract charcoal drawing in swooping curves with feathery edges that together are suggestive of a heart shape.   Show Notes: Exercises The exercises for today’s story can be found at: http://www.lizcruzconsulting.com/downloads.html Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Video on empathy vs sympathy and not silver-lining difficult things (this powerful video makes me cry every time I watch it): https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/partnering-in-mental-health/201408/bren-brown-empathy-vs-sympathy-0 Liz’s Links Liz Cruz Consulting: http://www.lizcruzconsulting.com/ Dissolving paper (8 ½ x11 in that can go through a printer): http://www.sciencebobstore.com/water-dissolving-paper/ Other sources of dissolving paper: Searches for “spy paper” “dissolving paper” yield multiple results Jessica’s Links Find out more about Jessica and her poetry: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.littenberg Gender Justice League: https://www.facebook.com/GenderJusticeLeague Ryannah’s Links Support Ryannah doing her activist work: https://www.crowdrise.com/help-me-continue-my-work-with-gjl #BodyBeautiful photos: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.quigley.1804/posts/998317853582296 The video will be released on June 24th at Trans Pride Seattle : http://www.transprideseattle.org/schedule-route/ Bicycle Face’s Links Find out more about Bicycle Face: http://bicycleface.bandcamp.com/ Friends Ugandan Safe Transport: http://friendsugandansafetransport.org/ Music Credits: Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Bearded Lady: Shared with permission from Bicycle Face The Otter Song: Shared with permission from Bicycle Face Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Self-love Special Part 2 with Collaborator Liz Cruz first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 7 Summary Media creator and community-organizer Tobi Hill-Meyer joins Fay for the reading of part 1 of “Dangerous Company,” which begins with an angry gender-switching dragon and the woman the townsfolk have hired to kill her. However Kalla the problem-solver is not what either the townsfolk or dragon expect. The following discussion delves deep into ethical ways for artists to address oppression in their work, the changes I made to this story, and the ways marginalized people are often identified with monsters in stories. Dangerous Company: The last five dragon slayers died. Kalla is good at solving problems, but her skills will be tested as she embarks on her journey with the very dragon she is expected to kill disguised as her guide. Some interesting surprises are just around the corner… Story: Dangerous Company Guest: Media creator and community-organizer Tobi Hill-Meyer An green and gray, ink and watercolor drawing of a steep, tree-covered mountaintop with a white sky behind it. Silhouetted in the sky is a flying dragon with large wings and a long thin tail.   Show Notes: Today’s story Dangerous Company: https://writing-alchemy.net/older-works/dangerous-company/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Tobi’s Links Tobi’s call for submissions: http://handbasketproductions.com/call-for-submissions/ My Words to Victor Frankenstein By Susan Stryker: https://freeskoool.wikispaces.com/file/view/_My+Words+to+Victor+Frankenstein…pdf Music Credits: Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Ominous dragon music: Thunderbird (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Townsfolk crowd: Festival_Crowd_01.wav by Koops | License: Attribution Townsfolk voices: Tobi Hill-Meyer, original recording Shouting crowd: Crowd Shouting.wav by DickBlox | License: Creative Commons 0 Magic music: Dama-May (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 The thunder sound effect is a blend of three different thunder sounds Thunder 1: thunder 1.wav by infopablo | License: Attribution Thunder 2: dry-thunder.wav by newagesoup | License: Attribution Thunder 3: future thunder1.wav by Littlebrojay | License: Creative Commons 0 Medieval town dog and rooster: Ext, dog+curica.wav by YevgVerh | License: Attribution Medieval town horse and people: 20070808.horse.wav by dobroide | License: Attribution Medieval town blacksmith: Blacksmith Workshop.WAV by thefilmbakery | License: Creative Commons 0 The river at a distance: River Drone by silentseason | License: Creative Commons 0 River close up: River Tay.wav by inchadney | License: Attribution Rowing: Rowing2.wav by juskiddink | License: Attribution Birdsong near river: Birds high up in woods above Fingle Bridge, with River Teign far below by Philip Goddard | License: Attribution Noncommercial Near river soft footsteps: Footdrags Dirt.wav by worthahep88 | License: Creative Commons 0 More rugged terrain footsteps: night walk by bliny | License: Attribution Forest field birdsong: Forrest field spring sounds.WAV by Sandermotions | License: Creative Commons 0 Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Fairy Tale 7 – “Dangerous Company” Part 1 with Guest Tobi Hill-Meyer first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 8 Summary Editor and collaborative storyteller Lara Milton joins Fay for the reading of part 2 of “Dangerous Company,” which follows the growing romance between Kalla and the dragon, Har. This section of the story delves into both eroticism as Kalla and Har get closer with each other and into conflict as Har struggles with her own draconic territorialism. The following, delightfully nerdy, discussion focuses on tabletop role playing games as writing inspiration and delves into the some of nitty-gritty details of writing, comparing and contrasting first person and third person perspectives in fiction. Dangerous Company: The last five dragon slayers died. Kalla is good at solving problems, but her skills will be tested as she embarks on her journey with the very dragon she is expected to kill disguised as her guide. Some interesting surprises are just around the corner… Story: Dangerous Company Guest: Editor and collaborative storyteller Lara Milton An green and gray, ink and watercolor drawing of a steep, tree-covered mountaintop with a white sky behind it. Silhouetted in the sky is a flying dragon with large wings and a long thin tail.   Show Notes: Today’s story Dangerous Company: https://writing-alchemy.net/older-works/dangerous-company/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Gamer Writing Solutions: Using Dice to Create Better Characters: https://writing-alchemy.net/2016/02/22/gamer-writing-solutions-using-dice-to-create-better-characters/ Dungeons and Dragons overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons Dungeons and Dragons more complete information (I find the navigation tree awkward, the search bar is very useful): http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page Vampire The Masquerade (the creators emphasize it as a game of “personal horror” but it is totally possible to play it without going into the horror aspects): http://whitewolf.wikia.com/wiki/Vampire:_The_Masquerade Lara’s Links Spectrum Editing: http://www.spectrumediting.com/ Or find Spectrum Editing on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Spectrum-Editing-478317902375795/ Music Credits: Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Transition to reading: Another Version of You (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0 Wind and crickets: Wind, Soft. Crickets.wav by Leandros.Ntounis | License: Attribution Gusting wind: a gentle breeze, wind 4 by mario1298 | License: Creative Commons 0 Creaking tree: Wind Through Trees 3b by spoonbender | License: Attribution Playful magic music: Brittle Rille (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Romance music: Clean Soul (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Morning bird and crow song: Birds-Crow & Song Birds.wav by Bansemer | License: Creative Commons 0 Ominous dragon music: Thunderbird (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 More rugged terrain footsteps: night walk by bliny | License: Attribution Forest field birdsong: Forrest field spring sounds.WAV by Sandermotions | License: Creative Commons 0 Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Fairy Tale 8 – “Dangerous Company” Part 2 with Guest Lara Milton first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 9 Summary Monsters is the theme as sci-fi writer and monster enthusiast Bex Shea joins Fay for the conclusion of “Dangerous Company,” in which Kalla finally discovers that the dragon she has been sent to kill has been disguised as her guide the whole time. The following discussion delves into the question of what monstrousness is, the ways that depictions of monsters can be used to otherize or to empathize, fear, compassion, unknowability, the association of gendered traits with power, gender exploration, and the blurring of the lines between human and monster. Dangerous Company: The last five dragon slayers died. Kalla is good at solving problems, but her skills will be tested as she embarks on her journey with the very dragon she is expected to kill disguised as her guide. Some interesting surprises are just around the corner… Story: Dangerous Company Guest: Sci-fi writer and monster enthusiast Bex Shea An green and gray, ink and watercolor drawing of a steep, tree-covered mountaintop with a white sky behind it. Silhouetted in the sky is a flying dragon with large wings and a long thin tail.   Show Notes: Today’s story Dangerous Company: https://writing-alchemy.net/older-works/dangerous-company/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q Different reactions to bicycle theft by a white man, black man, and white woman video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge7i60GuNRg Bex’s Links Monster of the Week: http://www.bexshea.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/bexshea Tumblr: https://bexshea.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/@bexshea Animorphs series: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3326828-animorphs Music Credits Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Transition to reading: Another Version of You (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0 Wind: weak wind by mario1298 | License: Creative Commons 0 The footsteps are a combination of two sounds: Foot Drag Dirt 4.wav by worthahep88 | License: Creative Commons 0 Foot Drag Dirt 3.wav by worthahep88 | License: Creative Commons 0 Ocean waves: WATER OCEAN WAVES 01.wav by sengjinn | License: Creative Commons 0 Playful magic music: Brittle Rille (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 The skid is a combination of two sounds: Foot Drag Dirt 4.wav by worthahep88 | License: Creative Commons 0 Pushing some gravel off a small hill by jorickhoofd | License: Attribution Dramatic magic combat music: Dama-May (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Romance music: Clean Soul (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Fairy Tale 9 – “Dangerous Company” Part 3 with Guest Bex Shea first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Interlude 1 Summary In this romance-themed interlude episode, Yolanda Wallace reads from her contemporary lesbian romance 21 Questions, in which Kenya Davis meets bartender Simone Bailey for the first time. Then we delve into themes, representation, and inspiration in Yolanda’s writing. 21 Questions: Kenya Davis’s ability to find the perfect employee is unparalleled. Her ability to find the perfect mate? Not so much. After she takes a chance on speed dating, she finds herself with not one but two chances to find true love. But with her spotty romantic track record, how can she be sure which woman is Miss Right and which is only Miss Right Now? Simone Bailey works as a bartender at one of the hottest nightclubs in South Beach, has more female attention than she knows what to do with, and spends her spare time following her musical ambitions. Then she meets Kenya Davis. After her initial attempt to charm her way into Kenya’s heart fails, she resolves to reach her ultimate destination one question at a time. Story: 21 Questions by Mason Dixon (Yolanda Wallace) Guest: Writer Yolanda Wallace Photograph of a large book taken from the side so that there is a clear view down the inside of the spine. The book is open and the center two pages have had their ends curled back into the middle so that together they form the shape of a heart.   Show Notes: Today’s story An excerpt from 21 Questions (this excerpt is available online): https://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/21-questions-by-mason-dixon-1889-b Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Yolanda’s Links Mason Dixon books: https://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/searchresults?q=mason+dixon Yolanda Wallace books: https://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/searchresults?q=yolanda+wallace Blog post on the correlation between writing and music to be released November 22: https://boldstrokesbooksauthors.wordpress.com/ Women of Color in Romance Blog: http://www.wocinromance.com/ Image Credit From DariuszSankowski: https://pixabay.com/en/paper-romance-symbol-valentine-1100254/ Music Credits Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Interlude 1 – Contemporary Lesbian Romance with Yolanda Wallace first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Interlude 2 Summary This interlude episode is all about intersections, with a focus on fatness, disability, gender, and queer identity. Guest Kristina Gibbs-Ruby reads a powerful spoken word piece about bullying and fatphobia while Fay reads hir popular article, “Why Having Conditional Privilege Is Not the Same as Simply Being Privileged,” which delves into the complexity of invisible identities, privilege, oppression, gatekeeping, and the struggle to be recognized as real through hir personal experiences. Article: Why Having Conditional Privilege Is Not the Same as Simply Being Privileged Guest: Performer, activist, and law student Kristina Gibbs-Ruby A web of rope-like fibers twirl and twist together to form a close up picture of a person’s face. Their skin is a medium brown, their features are somewhat feminine, and their eyes are closed. This is intended to be suggestive of both the complexity of experience and of perception.   Show Notes: Today’s article Why Conditional Privilege Is Not the Same as Simply Being Privileged: https://writing-alchemy.net/2016/03/23/why-having-conditional-privilege-is-not-the-same-as-simply-being-privileged/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Flamingo Rampant: http://www.flamingorampant.com/ Successful kickstarter for the Flamingo Rampant Celebrations book set: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/310387180/flamingo-rampant-lgbt2q-childrens-books-celebratio History of they as a singular pronoun: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they Intersectional cocoon: https://www.facebook.com/groups/IntersectionalCocoon/ Kristina’s Links Debauchery website: http://www.lilydivine.com/debauchery.html Debauchery facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LilyDivineProductions/ Gender Justice League: http://www.genderjusticeleague.org/ Gender Justice League Name Change Clinic: http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2016/11/gender-justice-league-launches-emergency-fund-for-name-gender-marker-changes/ The next name change clinic on January 15th: https://www.facebook.com/events/689577541204207/ Boots of Leather and Slipper of Gold (can be found used online): http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187541.Boots_of_Leather_Slippers_of_Gold Image Credit From PeteLinforth: https://pixabay.com/en/woman-female-girl-young-people-850525/ Music Credits Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Interlude 2 – Intersections with Kristina Gibbs-Ruby first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 10 Summary We return to intersectional fairy tales as hesitant art activist Lector Josue Morales joins Fay for the start of The Wishing Dildo Series in which Prince Hart and Tala embark on their quest for The Wishing Dildo and meet a surprising new companion. The following discussion focuses on the representation of disability in speculative fiction and the difference between using a disabled character to tell an able-bodied story and having a character that represents the experiences of disabled people. The Wishing Dildo Part 1: It is said that the Wishing Dildo can grant any wish relating to sexuality or fertility, as long as that wish is consensual. Prince Hart sure hopes that is true as he and his friend, trickster Tala, embark on a quest for it. As they travel, they soon discover that sometimes the greatest adventure is the people you meet along the way. Story: The Wishing Dildo Part 1: Six Companions Guest: Hesitant art activist Lector Josue Morales This image is meant to capture the feeling of an exciting adventure. A road traverses a rocky, mountainous landscape that is dramatically lit by the setting sun.   Show Notes: Today’s story The Wishing Dildo Part 1: Six Companions: https://writing-alchemy.net/fairy-tales/tala-prince-hart-and-the-wishing-dildo/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Mythcreants podcast: http://mythcreants.com/blog/category/podcast/ Daniel Kish uses echolocation to navigate the world (this is his TED talk): https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kish_how_i_use_sonar_to_navigate_the_world Be friends with failure (“The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried”): http://doodlealley.com/2012/10/10/be-friends-with-failure/ Lector’s Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lector.morales Twitter: https://twitter.com/lectormorales Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lectormorales/ Emerald City Nerds youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChE_g7Pltcgqg9bmz4NISpA Nina Simon video that inspired Lector: https://www.facebook.com/forharriet/videos/1013555952024524/ Music Credits Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Transition to reading: Another Version of You (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0 Reflective music: Light Thought Var 2 (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Horses: Silencyo_FOREST_DAY_4_Horses_Walk_3X_MSd.aif by silencyo | License: Creative Commons 0 Tomas theme: Impact Andante (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Clearwater Bay court music: Der Luneberger composed by Michael Praetorious and played by Jon Sayles http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Fairy Tale 10 – The Wishing Dildo Series #1 with Lector Morales first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 10b Summary Today’s discussion with hesitant art activist Lector Josue Morales focuses on the topics of art and activism and how they intersect with disability, community, and race. In this conversation we challenge ourselves to expand our ideas about what activism is so that we can fully value the diverse kinds of activism that people are doing. Guest: Hesitant art activist Lector Josue Morales Photograph of the Women’s March showing a street between tall gray buildings packed with people with signs. There is a rainbow flag backlit by the sun, a large sign depicting a uterus with boxing gloves, a poster saying “Refugees are welcome here,” and many other only partially legible signs.   Show Notes: Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Intersectional cocoon: https://www.facebook.com/groups/IntersectionalCocoon/ How to effectively lobby your congressperson: http://theslot.jezebel.com/how-to-effectively-lobby-your-congressperson-1788958124 How to have the biggest effect on your congressperson: https://www.indivisibleguide.com/web/ Lector’s Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lector.morales Twitter: https://twitter.com/lectormorales Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lectormorales/ Emerald City Nerds youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChE_g7Pltcgqg9bmz4NISpA Nina Simon video that inspired Lector: https://www.facebook.com/forharriet/videos/1013555952024524/ Out In Front: http://www.outinfrontseattle.org/ Discovering your leadership style: https://prezi.com/a8fzkzxxfuhq/hesi-presentation/ Fort Worth Police drop charges against mother and daughter: http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/26/us/fort-worth-arrest-video-facebook-live/ The Story of Enisea: https://www.facebook.com/storyofenisea/ Music Credits Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Fairy Tale 10b – Art, Activism, and Disability with Lector Morales first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 11 Summary In this second podcast segment of The Wishing Dildo Series, the fairy tale continues as Prince Hart, Tala, and Tomas meet two new companions, each with a unique magical superpower. Then activist, comedian, and sex worker Vee Chattie joins Fay for the following discussion about the reality verses myth of sex work, sexual superpowers, boundaries, marginalization, and community. The Wishing Dildo Part 1: It is said that the Wishing Dildo can grant any wish relating to sexuality or fertility, as long as that wish is consensual. Prince Hart sure hopes that is true as he and his friend, trickster Tala, embark on a quest for it. As they travel, they soon discover that sometimes the greatest adventure is the people you meet along the way. Story: The Wishing Dildo Part 1: Six Companions Guest: Activist, comedian, and sex worker Vee Chattie This image is meant to capture the feeling of an exciting adventure. A road traverses a rocky, mountainous landscape that is dramatically lit by the setting sun.   Show Notes: Today’s story The Wishing Dildo Part 1: Six Companions: https://writing-alchemy.net/fairy-tales/tala-prince-hart-and-the-wishing-dildo/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast The fairy tale I referenced with the tailor who sews together a ship is called “The Four Skillful Brothers”: http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=hunt&book=grimm&story=skillfulbro Vee’s Links The Comedy Whore on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comedywh0re/ The Comedy Whore on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecomedywhore Vee Chattie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/veechattie Seattle Annual Sex Work Symposium: http://www.seattle-sass.org/ Seattle Erotic Arts Festival: https://www.seattleerotic.org/ Sexual assault statistics: http://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/publications_nsvrc_factsheet_media-packet_statistics-about-sexual-violence_0.pdf Music Credits Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Transition to reading: Another Version of You (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0 Ocean and seagulls: STC_moewen.flac by nikitralala | License: Creative Commons 0 Horses: Silencyo_FOREST_DAY_4_Horses_Walk_3X_MSd.aif by silencyo | License: Creative Commons 0 Min’s theme: Folk Round (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 The blowing effect is created by combining the following three sounds: Human Blowing FF685.aif by martinimeniscus | License: Creative Commons 0 wind-noise.wav by jorge0000 | License: Creative Commons 0 Medium Wind in treets.wav by worthahep88 | License: Creative Commons 0 Kingdom of Gulls court music: St. Matthew Passion Ich will dir mein herze composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and played by Jon Sayles: http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm Anissa’s theme: Days of Being Wild by Hong Kong Express is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License The water gushing effect is created by combining the following two sounds: Islanti, geysir purkautuu, turistit / Iceland, geyser erupting twice, tourists reacting, talking by YleArkisto | License: Attribution hot water gushing out of a metal tap.aif by Tomlija | License: Attribution Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Fairy Tale 11 – The Wishing Dildo Series #2 with Vee Chattie first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 11b Summary Today’s discussion with activist, comedian, and sex worker Vee Chattie focuses on the lived experiences of sex workers. In this conversation we talk about the performative aspects of sex work, emotional labor, myths, stereotypes, stigma, and empowerment. Guest: Activist, comedian, and sex worker Vee Chattie Photograph of the back of a slender person wearing a white shirt and red and black striped skirt. The back of their head is obscured by a red umbrella. The red umbrella is a commonly used symbol of resistance to the discrimination faced by sex workers.   Show Notes: Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Canker sore info: https://www.animated-teeth.com/canker_sores/t1_canker_sores.htm Canker sores verses herpes: https://www.animated-teeth.com/canker_sores/t5-canker-sores-herpes.htm Oral herpes info: https://www.stdcheck.com/herpes-1.php The red umbrella: http://www.swannet.org/node/782 Vee’s Links The Comedy Whore on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comedywh0re/ The Comedy Whore on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecomedywhore Vee Chattie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/veechattie Seattle Annual Sex Work Symposium: http://www.seattle-sass.org/ Tangerine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_(film) Music Credits Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Fairy Tale 11b – Sex Work Myth and Reality with Vee Chattie first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 12 Summary In this third segment of The Wishing Dildo Series, the adventure continues as we get to know Anissa, and then the five companions visit the temperamental rulers of the Gilded Kingdom. The story is followed by a discussion about brain diversity, mental health, and the gifts and struggles of ADHD with spiritual atheist Kathleen Lamothe. The Wishing Dildo Part 1: It is said that the Wishing Dildo can grant any wish relating to sexuality or fertility, as long as that wish is consensual. Prince Hart sure hopes that is true as he and his friend, trickster Tala, embark on a quest for it. As they travel, they soon discover that sometimes the greatest adventure is the people you meet along the way. Story: The Wishing Dildo Part 1: Six Companions Guest: Spiritual atheist Kathleen Lamothe This image is meant to capture the feeling of an exciting adventure. A road traverses a rocky, mountainous landscape that is dramatically lit by the setting sun.   Show Notes: Today’s story The Wishing Dildo Part 1: Six Companions: https://writing-alchemy.net/fairy-tales/tala-prince-hart-and-the-wishing-dildo/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Kathleen’s Links Screaming Queens: https://screamingqueens.bandcamp.com/ ADDitude Magazine: https://www.additudemag.com/ The Distraction Podcast: http://www.distractionpodcast.com/ Sane: Mental Illness, Addiction, and the 12 Steps: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7871202-sane Dr. Hallowell’s work on ADHD: http://www.drhallowell.com/add-adhd/ Music Credits Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Transition to reading: Another Version of You (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0 Horses: Silencyo_FOREST_DAY_4_Horses_Walk_3X_MSd.aif by silencyo | License: Creative Commons 0 River sounds: flowing river in the woods by CastleofSamples | License: Attribution Boat sounds: quay waves wind 5-7bft LONG 150112_0499.wav by klankbeeld | License: Attribution Min’s theme: Folk Round (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Gilded Kingdom court music: Zwischen berg und tiefen tal composed by Heinrich Isaac and played by Jon Sayles: http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm Jewel’s theme: Relaxing Piano Music (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Fairy Tale 12 – The Wishing Dildo Series #3 with Kathleen Lamothe first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.