I think of myself primarily as a fantasy writer, yet thanks to my B.A. in creative writing, I’ve dabbled in poetry, flash fiction, short stories, and nonfiction. Though I’ve been writing since I learned how to pick up a pencil, everything I wrote until high school was prose, most of it intended as long fiction.… Continue reading Why I Self-Published My Poetry Collections
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Reclaiming By Erasing: A Guest Post By Lest I Know Your Weakness Author Taylor Ramage
Shoutout to Sapphic Book Club for Choosing Lest I Know Your Weakness for April’s Book of the Month
Reviews are so incredibly important to authors and asking for them is like pulling teeth. So I’m deeply grateful to the members of Sapphic Book Club who have left wonderful, honest, and fair reviews after selecting Lest I Know Your Weakness as their April book of the month. Of course, I need more. I always… Continue reading Shoutout to Sapphic Book Club for Choosing Lest I Know Your Weakness for April’s Book of the Month
Holy Week & Bethlehem, WV
Lent never fails to challenge me, even when my life is filled with blessings and I’m not in the mental place I’m usually in where I can truly sit in the solemnity of the season. I spent many years there, so perhaps my recent joys are God giving me a little break. For that, I’m… Continue reading Holy Week & Bethlehem, WV
Forgive Us Our Trespasses UMC response
Every time the major church denominations increase their corruption or marginalization of certain groups of people, all churches feel the fallout. The combination of harmful doctrine with a largely unchurched public means that to the average person, what happens in the Catholic church or the United Methodist Church might as well be true of the… Continue reading Forgive Us Our Trespasses UMC response
New Poem in Absolute Destiny Post-Apocalypse: An Utena Future Zine
Revolutionary Girl Utena leaves an impression that is simultaneously gutting and hopeful. Whether the ending is tragic or redemptive is, in some ways, left to the audience. Now, a portion of that audience has banded together to contribute art and writing to Absolute Destiny Post-Apocalypse: An Utena Future Zine. Guess whose poetry closes out… Continue reading New Poem in Absolute Destiny Post-Apocalypse: An Utena Future Zine
Lest I Know Your Weakness is Out Today!
Hello, friends! Today, Lest I Know Your Weakness is officially out in the world! Step into a Gothic, Victorian vampire romance reimagined through erasure poetry. Laura and Carmilla explore both the darkest and the most hopeful depths of their relationship. Will their fears overwhelm them? Or will they persevere in mutual vulnerability? I’m so excited… Continue reading Lest I Know Your Weakness is Out Today!
Lest I Know Your Weakness Pre-Order Links
Pre-order links are now live on Amazon and Barnes & Noble! Wanna wake up on 2/12 with some wlw poetry in your hand or on your ereader? Now, you can make that happen. Amazon (ebook): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MGFDZ1L Barnes & Noble (ebook): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lest-i-know-your-weakness-taylor-ramage/1130202500?ean=2940161501207 Barnes & Noble (paperback): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lest-i-know-your-weakness-taylor-ramage/1130202500?ean=9780578435992 Paperbacks will be also available on Amazon on 2/12/19,… Continue reading Lest I Know Your Weakness Pre-Order Links
New Poetry Collection: Lest I Know Your Weakness
Ah yes, time to finally share with you all one of the reasons I’ve been so quiet on this blog! But first, some quick links. Facebook Page I’m on Facebook! Like my page there for book updates, sketches, and more blackout poetry (including extras from Forgive Us Our Trespasses). Goodreads Follow me on Goodreads and… Continue reading New Poetry Collection: Lest I Know Your Weakness
Forgive Us Our Trespasses–Now in Paperback! Posters now on Redbubble!
Hello, Internet! At long last, I’m stoked to announce that the paperback version of Forgive Us Our Trespasses is available on Amazon! Please buy, rate, and review it! I was pleasantly surprised at the number of requests I received for a paperback and am glad I can offer that option. In related news, I have… Continue reading Forgive Us Our Trespasses–Now in Paperback! Posters now on Redbubble!