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In Monthly Newsletter

Jan. 2025 Newsletter: What I’ve Been Up To

Sabel and I have had ample opportunities to use her new support harness during the icy days of January. The harness allows me to support her hips or her whole body when she’s on slippery surfaces or needs to use stairs or a ramp. We found a great vet who specializes in dog PT and we’re both learning a lot!

January 30, 2025

In Flourishing in the Margins

For LGBTQ+ People, It Has Been Worse. Here’s How We Persevere

By Rachel Gold

The last few months have been rough for the LGTBQ2SIA+ community in the US (I say in a tone of dramatic understatement). As a storyteller, I’m aware of the stories we’re telling ourselves about recent changes— and how they impact our ability to thrive and achieve the changes we want.

January 24, 2025

A cozy living room with warm lighting and soft furniture

In Embodied Neurodivergence, Flourishing in the Margins

10 Thoughts on Creating Safe Space at Home

By Rachel Gold

I’ve been thinking about what I have to contribute to queer and neurodivergent sanity post-election, when I came across this post, so here’s my list of things that could help you feel safety, meaning, and wonder in your home, starting with physical things.

December 10, 2024

A collage of Rachel's novels with blue question marks

In Power of Story, Queer and Trans Literature

LGBTQIA+ Reading & Gift Guide: Where to Start With My Novels

By Rachel Gold

Perhaps you’ve read me before and want to jump back in, but don’t know where to start. Whether you’re looking to give a gift to a LGBTQIA+ loved one or simply want to gift yourself something, this post should help you decide which book/s would be perfect for your situation.

November 27, 2024

A selfie of Rachel with glasses and a checkered flannel in the classroom

In Queer and Trans Literature

Interview: Teaching LGBTQ2S+ Lit

By Rachel Gold

Ella Stern, a journalism student at Macalester College, interviews me about my standing Macalester literature course "LGBTQ2S+ Literature in America: Identities and Differences in U.S. Literature." We discuss why I teach the class, what things we read, and my teaching methods.

October 17, 2024

A white woman with curly brown hair and soft features smiling.

In Book News & Events

Out Today: The Audiobook of Being Emily!

By Rachel Gold

My first published novel, Being Emily, has now been adapted to audio! In the decade since its release, this book has garnered praise from critics and trans girls everywhere.

September 17, 2024

A pair of rainbow sunglasses. Above them is the phrase great things come in pairs! Below is the information for the GCLS conference included in this post.

In Book News & Events

2024 GCLS Conference: Come See Me Speak

By Rachel Gold

Next month, I’ll be involved in the Golden Crown Literary Society’s annual conference here in Minnesota, from July 10-14, 2024. The GCLS is a nonprofit organization supporting an international community of folks interested in sapphic and women-loving-women literature.

July 5, 2024

A collection of 3 graphics about positive climate, self-directed social play, and nature connection.

In Flourishing in the Margins

Rest and the Nest: Grind Culture and Evolution

By Rachel Gold

I’m reading Tricia Hersey’s Rest is Resistance at last! She names the American culture many of us have been raised and trapped in as “grind culture.” Reading it, I’ve been thinking about reasons why grind culture feels so bad– and is so bad for us as humans.

May 31, 2024

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