I take this hit Like a steel knife scraping flint And I have erupted into flame. A fire of fury burns in my gut but I will not let it consume me. Instead, I will breathe fire Like dragons of legend. I will be a safe harbor. I will keep those who feel the bitter cold...
Miscellaneous Awesomeness
New Picture Book Launch – Love of the Half-Eaten Peach; and more updates
Hello community! 1)I hope you'll join me, Illustrator Jieting Chen, and the Highlights Foundation's Cat Galeano on Tuesday Sep 10 at 8:30am Pacific/11:30am Eastern for a book birthday celebration and discussion for LOVE OF THE HALF-EATEN PEACH! Just go to Instagram:...
Lee Wind July 2024 Update: Kickstarter Last Call, ALA Highlights, Your Launch Event Invite for THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE, and more!
It's summer, and I'm excited to share these author updates: 1) You can still join more than 150 other backers in the BRAVE Kickstarter to empower hundreds of LGBTQIA2+ and Allied teens with their own copy of my gay teen action adventure romance, A DIFFERENT KIND OF...
Join Me For the Online Launch Party for A DIFFERENT KIND OF BRAVE
It's been quite the journey to get here: the publication of my second young adult novel, my fourth book for kids and teens, and "A Different Kind of Brave" is packed with so many things I loved as a teenager (and still love!)Action sequences!Cool gadgets!Exotic...
Judith Butler on Gender – a Great Under 14-Minute Video
Dr. Judith Butler is an acclaimed author, gender theorist, and distinguished professor at the University of California at Berkeley. This video is so smart. So much of what Judith shares here resonates, including: "Many people who refuse to allow Trans people to define...
11 People Behind 60% of the Book Banning? Let’s Break Down What the Washington Post Reporting Means.
As reported by Hannah Natanson May 23 and 24 in the Washington Post, after analyzing more than 1,000 book challenges across 32 states, they found that 42 percent of the books were challenged for having LGBTQ characters or themes. 28 percent of the books were...