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10 Authors Discuss Asexuality, Immigration, and More on December's YA Open Mic

YA Open Mic is a monthly series in which YA authors share personal stories on topics of their choice. The aim of the series, above all, is to peel away the formality of bios and offer authors a platform to talk about something readers wouldn't necessarily find on their websites. Check out pre

Erica Cameron, author of Deadly Sweet Lies

I am asexual. It’s a fact of my life now, but it’s one I didn’t discover until I was 29 and trying to recover from an emotionally abusive and manipulative marriage.

I grew up in a liberal, diverse city in South Florida and the available spectrum of sexual orientations was always pretty clear: gay, bisexual, or straight. I could be attracted to anyone of any gender, and that was okay—it was something I knew both in theory and from watching my childhood best friend try to figure out her own sexuality as we grew up.

No one ever mentioned that being attracted to no one was an acceptable option.

Parents, teachers, and even friends told me over the years not to look for too much external validation. Or, at least to avoid letting that validation impact my self-worth. Sometimes, though, something has to be verified, labeled, and categorized by someone who isn’t in my head for my experiences and emotions to feel real and acceptable. That is especially true when the word I was looking for to describe myself didn’t exist in my vocabulary. Not outside the context of the short section in my freshman biology class about the asexual reproduction of amoebas, anyway.

It’s why I vacillate between the urge to laugh and cry when someone questions the need for diversity in books. I was a voracious reader as a child. How different would my life have been if I’d known at 9 or 19 what I discovered at 29 about the sexual identity spectrum? I won’t ever know the answer to that question, but I will try my hardest to be the voice that tells teen readers what I never heard. What I would absolutely love is for my asexual spectrum characters to provide the “Oh my god, that sounds like me” moment for at least one person. Not going to lie; it’s kind of a life goal.

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*War Flashbacks*

The question is not whether I want it but whether the village is ready for it

another ace ring giveaway

acerings submitted: 

Doing another giveaway over here! There’ll be three rings given away this time, and the last day to enter is 12/18. 

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my winter self-care giveaway!

hello everyone! my last self-care giveaway was really popular, so i’ve decided do do another one, especially as it’s getting really cold where i live again, and winter depression can be tough. 

here’s what two lucky people will win:

3 Lush items of your choice

one “Happy Light” (for depression/Seasonal Affective Disorder)

handmade hat/scarf/gloves (matching set)

2 books of your choice

one medium sized stuffed animal

one pair of fuzzy socks

a bag of your choice of candy

one bag of your choice of tea (choose from herbal, black, etc.) from Adagio

if you’re following me, you’ll get 50 dollars in addition to everything else! (this is going to be from my birthday money, so you better not unfollow me after ;n;)

rules:

ends christmas day, 11:59 pm (12/25/15, my birthday, incidentally!)

there’ll only be two winners at first, but if i get enough notes, i’ll add more winners!

reblog as many times as you want, but don’t spam your followers.

likes and reblogs count.

when the giveaway ends, i’ll randomly choose and message the winner. if they don’t respond within 48 hours, i’ll pick another winner.

if there’s something on the list you don’t want, just let me know!

if you like this giveaway or have suggestions about anything i should add, i’d love to hear from you! i’d like to be able to do smaller versions of this giveaway more often, so feel free to message me!

good luck!! <3

to asexual boys:

it’s ok that you don’t feel sexually attracted to girls or boys

it doesn’t make you any less of a man

it’s ok if you’re a virgin

it’s ok if you want to stay a virgin

it’s ok

ur great

I made these with @picsart for @kristhepineappleking.

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