by C.Michelle (Twitter, IG: @_cmichelleart_)
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Precisely because I am Asexual (not because I am also Biromantic), I am queer.
by Elizabeth Ponds (Twitter, WordPress, IG: pondsyo95) Content warning: rape, abuse, erasure, conversion therapy Definition of Asexual: someone who does not experience sexual attraction to anyone. Theopposite of allosexual. Often combined with a romantic orientation, such as panromantic,biromantic, homoromantic, heteroromantic, or aromantic. An asexual is not heterosexual and around 25% of asexuals identify on theContinue reading “Precisely because I am Asexual (not because I am also Biromantic), I am queer.”
Burn it to the ground
by C.Michelle (Twitter, IG: @_cmichelleart_)
What’s in a name?
by Amara Lynn (Twitter, WordPress) A name isn’t something you choose Yet it wants indelible power over you A name tells people what to call you, what to think A name is more than letters pressed in ink Your name is something you can choose It doesn’t have to hold power over you Unless youContinue reading “What’s in a name?”
A shoutout to the liars
by Kate Wood (Twitter) Content warnings: sexual violence, acephobia
A-positive
by Jenna DeWitt (Twitter, WordPress) I am not the type to get emotional but it hurts when you say all humans were created for sex that romance is the purpose for us being thrust upon this forsaken Earth I am not the type to need constant reassurance I can get by on my own ButContinue reading “A-positive”
Mirror
by Elara I looked into the mirror and I didn’t see me. Only a stranger. A lie. “How are you?” people asked. All the time. Did they really care? For the first time I glimpsed what lay hidden. That secret truth. I ran. “How are you?” “I’m fine.” (They didn’t get to know the truth;Continue reading “Mirror”
They won’t remember how it felt
by C.Michelle (Twitter, IG: @_cmichelleart_)
spark.less
by CharCharChar (YouTube, Twitter, Blog) A secret goodnight kiss Next to red brick and ivy I close my eyes Blue sky to black He’s using too much tongue I don’t push him away But it’s borderline gross So I try not to think I hold back, he pulls away No words come to mind MyContinue reading “spark.less”
AroAce
By WolfAmongRoses (IG: @WolfAmongRoses, Art twitter, Personal twitter)
Dressed all in grays
By J.P.R. (Blogspot) From my head to my toes, from hats to my shoesI’ve got a closet full of black and blue hues. And with a small assortment of some colorful fraysIsn’t it strange I still have some dayswhere I somehow end up dressed all in grays—Is this my subconscious with something to say? ComeContinue reading “Dressed all in grays”
Ace Among Us
by Ater
Lost before labels
by Lilly Moone (Insta: @moone_draws) what am i? i am someone who needs to explain herself to everyone she meets where can i exist in peace? what am i? i don’t like anyone, i say i’m just too young right now and today is not the day that i find myself what am i? everyoneContinue reading “Lost before labels”
Romantic
by Elara My life is a tale of discovery Of unraveling this smothering tapestry Of lies draped over me “You’re a cishet boy and there are only two genders” wrong “Sex is as important a human need as food and water” wrong “There is only sexual attraction and all other forms of attraction are aspectsContinue reading “Romantic”
I AM AGENDER, BUT SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE AN ANDROID
By J.P.R. (Blogspot) Like ablank slate— Am I gender void? I’ve got “male” parts—but sometimes I feel android. As a small child it wasn’t unheard ofto see me to playing with dollsbut I would destroy all the Barbiesbecause they were unrealistic manifestations of beauty— What gall! Sometimes I’d dressed in drag anddid a fashion showContinue reading “I AM AGENDER, BUT SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE AN ANDROID”
It doesn’t always work, Love
by Kate Wood (Twitter)
Passing Privilege
by Jenna DeWitt (Twitter, WordPress) I put it on everyday I put it on everyday Embroidered in my jeans At the waistline Reminding me to pretend . I cut my hair The way I like A little bit dangerous Just below my chin . The flannel shirts are cute with their plaid The black ring Continue reading “Passing Privilege”
Complete
by Lilly Moone (Insta: @moone_draws)
A scab to pick off
by Elizabeth Ponds (Twitter, WordPress, IG: pondsyo95) Content warnings: compulsory sexuality, sex Once again I wanted….I wanted my Asexuality to be a scab I could pick off and flickonto the carpet of my college apartmentwhere I had never fallen in love,where I had let men and women, enbys and agenders, fall in love with me. I shouldContinue reading “A scab to pick off”
Scars
by Amara Lynn (Twitter, WordPress) Content Warnings: past trauma (non-consent mentions), dysphoria Even with someone I trust so much Sometimes a touch is just too much Sometimes instead of feeling sweet and tender My body and heart want to remember Though he insisted I should have resisted But I let him dig his hooks inContinue reading “Scars”
You need no permission for what is already yours
by C.Michelle (Twitter, IG: @_cmichelleart_)
If it rhymes, it’s true
By CharCharChar (YouTube, Twitter, Blog) Apples are red,Arrows aren’t blue.I am valid, and so are you.
A Journey Through the Liminal Space: Aro, Agender, and Ace
Table of Contents in order of publication For release during the week of October 25th-30th, 2020, or Asexual Awareness Week Title Author If it rhymes, it’s true CharCharChar You need permission for what is already yours C.Michelle Scars Amara Lynn A scab to pick off Elizabeth Ponds Complete Lilly Moone Passing Privilege Jenna DeWitt ItContinue reading “A Journey Through the Liminal Space: Aro, Agender, and Ace”
Introduction to AAA Literary Journal
Welcome! Thank you for visiting AAA Literary Journal. Our first publication is for Asexual Awareness Week in 2020 and is called “Journeys through the Liminal Space: Aro, Agender, and Ace.” We hope to publish more editions in the future to raise awareness of the rich, complex experiences of Asexual, Aromantic, and Agender folks. We willContinue reading “Introduction to AAA Literary Journal”
Literary Journal for Asexual, Aromantic, and Agender Voices 