Lay me down and let the moon have her way with me

[sovay]

yhlee is talking about Pern and I couldn't remember if I had ever posted a picture of the fire lizard I sewed and stuffed and armatured with wire from an unraveled coat hanger in ninth grade, following a pattern from an older friend who used to walk around the school with his own fire lizard on his shoulder. Her name is Sheyne Meydl.



The official remit of the FSU Museum of Fine Arts' "It's a Lot Like Falling in Love: Lesbian Publishing in the '70s, '80s, '90s, and Beyond" was what it said in the subtitle, but what selkie and I actually got while virtually attending a roundtable with Stephanie Andrea Allen, Katherine V. Forrest, Joan Nestle, Cheryl Clarke, and Barbara Smith was more like an impassioned manifesto on behalf of small-press publishing, grassroots collectives, and radically inclusive archives, plus a masterclass in flirting on beyond seventy. It was great. Quotes of the night: "If we had a Mount Rushmore of Lesbians, you three would be on it." "An identity is not a politic." "We change the world. And then the archives remember. And we must have our remembrance in our own hands."

Comments

[minoanmiss]

SHOULDER DRAGONS FOR THE WIN! Woot woot!

[isis]

That is the cutest fire lizard!

[sholio]

AWWWWWWW, that's so cute! How delightful.

[pameladean]

I love your fire lizard a lot! P.

[gwynnega]

That roundtable sounds great! In the past couple of years I've seen a number of panel discussions on related topics, mostly hosted by Sinister Wisdom, but somehow I missed this one.

[kathmandu]

You made that in high school? Very impressive!

[coraline]

Wait wait i still have my own fire lizard which said friend made for me when we were dating <3
It’s so wonderful to see another one!

[sovay]

Wait wait i still have my own fire lizard which said friend made for me when we were dating

Oh, that's wonderful! Picture?

[rachelmanija]

I love her and her name.

[thisbluespirit]

That is a very cute and impressive fire lizard!

[sovay]

SHOULDER DRAGONS FOR THE WIN! Woot woot!

Her tail will actually coil around one's shoulder or neck to facilitate riding around.

[sovay]

That is the cutest fire lizard!

Thank you!

[sovay]

AWWWWWWW, that's so cute! How delightful.

Thank you!

[sovay]

I love your fire lizard a lot!

Thank you!

[sovay]

That roundtable sounds great! In the past couple of years I've seen a number of panel discussions on related topics, mostly hosted by Sinister Wisdom, but somehow I missed this one.

I think it turned up in a mailing from Lambda Literary! I had just virtually attended the lecture on mummy portraits and it seemed like a good idea. It was amazing. I will make sure to send you the link to the recording as soon as I have it.

[sovay]

You made that in high school? Very impressive!

Thank you! I used a sewing machine for the wings and the rest was stitched by hand in thread that has faded to a different shade of gold than her skin, but I still love her.

[sovay]

I love her and her name.

Thank you.

My grandfather used to call me that.

[sovay]

That is a very cute and impressive fire lizard!

Thank you!

[rachelmanija]

That's so sweet.

[thawrecka]

Cute fire lizard! Also, that roundtable sounds great.

[cmcmck]

Terry Pratchett refers to shoulder dragons iirc!

And I'm now wondering what lesbian people to include on a lesbian Mt Rushmore. I'd have to include our old friend, Lesley, who was my Maid of Honour at my wedding.

[aurumcalendula]

Your fire lizard is so cute!!

That virtual roundtable sounds really neat!

[asakiyume]

That is a really adorable fire lizard! Beautiful!

When I used to draw Menolly and the fire lizards, I modeled them on these paperback covers, which where the covers at the time I read the books. I loved the translucent wings.

[konstantya]

Oh, god, I was veritably OBSESSED with Pern when I was in 7th grade, and dreamed of having two fire lizards (a gold and bronze, obviously).

That is an ADORABLE (and impressive!!!) shoulder dragon, I must say. Twelve-year-old me is very jealous. ;D

[selkie]

Awwww! Sheyna Meydl is magnificent!!
El, last night, was nonplussed: "Why are you acting like these olds are the cool kids?" I told them to text you. I had no time for their youthfulness.