Shel

@shel

The Transsexual Chofetz Chaim

she/her
shelraphen.com/

Mutant, librarian, poet, union rabble rouser, dog, Ashkenazi Jewish. Neuroweird, bodyweird, mostly sleepy.

I write about transformative justice, community, love, Judaism, Neurodivergence, mental health, Disability, geography, rivers, labor, and libraries; through poetry, opinionated essays, and short fiction.

I review Schoolhouse Rock! songs at @PropagandaRock

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Shel @shel1/15/2023, 6:07 AM

What if I wrote a novel that was about autistic trans people. Create media representation and the such. I don't think I have the skills and talent to do this since I usually write poetry but what if I did

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Caro @caro1/15/2023, 6:08 AM

id buy it

Lapis the Nevrean @lapisnev1/15/2023, 6:09 AM

simply write a very long poem, this is a novel concept that no Greek or Medieval person has ever attempted

jay!@jaycat1/15/2023, 6:57 AM

you should do it

gwen @gwenverbsnouns1/15/2023, 7:56 AM

I love reading novels written by poets, the prose is so good

Shel @shel1/15/2023, 4:52 PM

The challenge is stuff like pacing, plot, and character development which stretches over 300 pages when the typical poem is, uh, one page

Caro @caro1/15/2023, 4:57 PM

write a bunch of poems that tell a story when you put them together

Shel @shel1/15/2023, 5:00 PM

That's called a novel in verse and has the same problems

gwen @gwenverbsnouns1/15/2023, 5:13 PM

oh i know, im 70k words into my own draft of a novel about autistic trans people 😆

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