Valley of Lilacs: Land of Eternal Youth by Mikel Marton
Crowdfunding is a fickle thing at the best of times, but one shouldn’t have to worry about the actual platform pulling out from under you. However, that’s exactly what happened to homoerotic photographer Mikel Marton, whose GoFundMe page was shut down because of “adult content”. Read more about his situation over at Xtra, and definitely support him through his Etsy page, where he’s selling limited edition prints.
Sara Woods, a brilliant poet/writer whose upcoming Sara, or, The Existence of Fire (Horse Less Press) has us beyond excited, is taking the first big step of her transition and getting laser hair removal— and in exchange for a kind donation, she will write you a personal epistolary poem! How cool is that? And, after the jump, check out an excerpt from the upcoming book:
“Sara went on a date with a large crowd of people. They had asked her out all in unison, so loud that two-thirds of them missed it when she said okay. They picked her up in so many cars that her entire street was filled, and it took her too long to figure out which one to get into. She could have gotten into any of them. They drove her to a fancy restaurant the size of a football stadium, and she sat at a table in the middle while her date surrounded her on all sides. She kept turning and trying to focus on one face or another, tried to recognize one or two. The crowd was made up of men and women of all ages. They roared small talk at her, and shewould only catch a word here and there. She didn’t have any answers, but this was okay because the large crowd of people was mostly looking at her eyes anyway. They all paid for her dinner, each of them contributing an eighth of a penny, and then she took a walk with them, because it was a nice night out. They all poured into the streets and backed up traffic for miles. Sara asked them where they all lived and how did they all meet and how did they keep from becoming a riot. At least half the crowd thought she was complimenting their sense of humor when she said this. After the walk Sara told the crowd she had had a nice time. The crowd tried to give her their phone numbers but Sara said maybe they could just call her instead. Sara received so many phone calls over the next few days that she changed her number. She had meant it when she said she’d had a nice time, though. She really had.” (Sara Woods)