August is Dogust!

Learn Hebrew noun forms using the word for "dog" and its conjugations: Kelev and Kalba: כֶּלֶב וְכַּלְבָּה is now available on Amazon. Featuring illustrations of the Canaan dog. 

Btw, August 26 is International Dog Day

Children’s books by South Asian LGBTQ+ writers

Children’s books by LGBTQ+ South Asian authors: picture books and novels by writers from South Asia and the South Asian diaspora in Africa, Europe and North America.

From Al-Andalus and Qing China - 2 tales of lovesick men pining for male beloveds

 Parallels in homoromantic stories recorded in 11th century Muslim Spain and 18th century China.

Transgender and nonbinary heroes serving our larger society

More than 10 stories, spanning hundreds of years and 3 continents, about remarkable people who made significant contributions to larger society.  

These heroes happen to be transgender and/or nonbinary. Depending on where you live, you may have benefited from the courage, hard work and kindness of these individuals. Btw, November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance.
 

A FtM gender transition miracle in the 17th c. classic “Strange Tales of Liaozhai”

Is a modern scientific explanation available for the 1647 miracle tale "Changing into a man"? 

Btw, October 26 is Intersex Awareness Day.

The Messenger of the Eastern Warehouse: a resource redistribution tale from the 18th century

 "The Messenger of the Eastern Warehouse” appears in “What the Ears have Consumed”, an anthology of fantastical tales collected in 1794:

There was a beggar crone surnamed Zhou in the Su neighborhood of Jinxi[i]. Xe was a childless widow of more than 50 years of age, living alone in a dilapidated house. One day, a disembodied voice spoke next to xir ear, “Your situation is indeed pitiful. I will help you...

Read the rest of this folktale on Patreon!

Happy International Cat Day to our feline friends and their humans!

A curated collection of art from museums around the world, depicting people from 5 continents in the company of cats.