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Archive for December, 2018
THEY in Windy City Times — “a secret society … not in keeping with gender norms” — #amreading #LGBTQ
Posted in Windy City Times, tagged Australia, book reviews, books, Buddhism, Curve magazine, inspiration, Janet Mason, Janet Mason author, Janet Mason Tea Leaves, lesbian author, lesbian feminist rewrites Bible, lesbians, LGBTQ, lgbtq book reviews, LGBTQ books, Living True LOTL, Religion, Tea Leaves a memoir of mothers and daughters, THEY, THEY a biblical tale of secret genders, THEY by Janet Mason, Unitarian, Unitarian Universalist, Unitarian Universalist Church, UUCR Philadelphia, Welcoming religion, Windy City Times on December 27, 2018| Leave a Comment »
What if you could meet a secret society of welcoming misfits—omitted from patriarchal biblical history—just because they are not in keeping with gender norms?
With They: A Biblical Tale of Secret Genders, author Janet Mason posits that there could have been a hidden tribe of intersex children, kept under the radar by a pair of savvy twin sisters. Matriarchs Tamar and Tabitha can set the record straight on biblical heroes like Joseph and Jesus, along with other miracles of conception and reincarnation they’ve had to keep to themselves. — Windy City Times
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Amazon link https://amzn.to/2UgefCb
The #Unicorn, The Mystery shortlisted for The Adelaide Literary Award — #amreading #literaryawards
Posted in Literary Awards, tagged Adelaide Books, Art, books, Buddhism, Gnostic gospels, inspiration, LGBTQ author, LGBTQ books, Literary Awards, Music, novels, Philadelphia Writing Classes, Philadelphia writing instructor, Philadelphia writing teacher, Religion, short fiction, Tea Leaves a memoir of mothers and daughters, Tea Leaves by Janet Mason, The Unicorn The Mystery by Janet Mason, unicorn, Unicorns, Unitarian, Unitarian Universalist, Welcoming religion, writing teacher on December 26, 2018| Leave a Comment »
I still wonder — why would anyone want to capture me? Why didn’t they just leave me alone. Was I that important?
Three short fiction excerpts of my novel The Unicorn, The Mystery were shortlisted for the Adelaide Literary Award 2018 (short stories, Vol. One). To read the flip version of the 2018 anthology, click here.
The Adelaide Anthology is also available for purchase as a print copy. To learn more about the print copies of the Adelaide Literary Awards, click here.
You also can view excerpts of me reading from The Unicorn, The Mystery on short YouTube videos by clicking here
To learn more about my novel THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders (published by Adelaide Books New York/Lisbon), click here.
“Mooey” Xmas and a Happy New Year!
Posted in cows, tagged Buddhism, cattle cults, Christmast traditions, Cool Xmas sweaters, cows, hinduism, holy cow, Janet Mason, Janet Mason author, Religion, Ru Paul Xmas ornament, sacred, Sacred Cow, Tea Leaves, Tea Leaves a memoir of mothers and daughters, THEY, THEY a biblical tale of secret genders, THEY by Janet Mason, Unitarian Universalist, Unitarian Universalist Church on December 24, 2018| Leave a Comment »
We’ve been having a genuinely good time reinventing tradition —
so no matter what and how you celebrate – here’s wishing you and happy holiday season
and as my partner says
“A Mooey Xmas and a Happy New Year!”
Living True reviews THEY — #amreading #LGBTQ down under
Posted in #LGBT Book Reviews, tagged Australia, book reviews, books, Buddhism, Curve magazine, inspiration, Janet Mason, Janet Mason author, Janet Mason Tea Leaves, lesbian author, lesbian feminist rewrites Bible, lesbians, LGBTQ, lgbtq book reviews, LGBTQ books, Living True LOTL, Religion, Tea Leaves a memoir of mothers and daughters, THEY, THEY a biblical tale of secret genders, THEY by Janet Mason, Unitarian, Unitarian Universalist, Unitarian Universalist Church, UUCR Philadelphia, Welcoming religion on December 21, 2018| Leave a Comment »
“Tamar leads us through their world with intelligence and humour, bringing the old tales to life and making them accessible to the contemporary reader; infusing them with a modern subtext to give them relevance in today’s world. Unconventional families, shattered typecasts, twisted myths and all presented with a tongue in cheek subtlety and wit. Mason has managed to take a complex and rather alien historical setting, merge it with up to the minute social mores and produce an amusing read.”
amazon link https://amzn.to/2UgefCb
–Living True, LOTL (an Australian-based media development and events company with offices in Sydney and New York City)
The #Unicorn, The Mystery short listed for the Adelaide Literary Award — #amreading #LiteraryFiction
Posted in Literary Awards, tagged Adelaide Books, Art, Buddhism, Gnostic gospels, LGBTQ author, LGBTQ books, Literary Awards, Music, novels, Philadelphia Writing Classes, Philadelphia writing instructor, Philadelphia writing teacher, Religion, short fiction, Tea Leaves a memoir of mothers and daughters, Tea Leaves by Janet Mason, The Unicorn The Mystery by Janet Mason, unicorn, Unicorns, Unitarian, Unitarian Universalist, Welcoming religion, writing on December 16, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Three short fiction excerpts of my novel The Unicorn, The Mystery were shortlisted in the Adelaide Literary Award 2018 (short stories, Vol. One). To read the flip version of the 2018 anthology, click here.
The Adelaide Anthology is also available for purchase as a print copy. To learn more about the print copies of the Adelaide Literary Awards, click here.
You also can view excerpts of me reading from The Unicorn, The Mystery on short YouTube videos below.
To learn more about my novel THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders (published by Adelaide Books New York/Lisbon), click here.
“A tale of gender fluidity, intersex twins, complex family relationships, and delightful banter” — THEY in Curve magazine — #amreading #faithfullylgbt
Posted in Curve magazine, tagged book reviews, books, Buddhism, Curve magazine, Janet Mason, Janet Mason author, Janet Mason memoirist, Janet Mason novelist, lgbt books, Religion, Tea Leaves, Tea Leaves a memoir of mothers and daughters, Tea Leaves by Janet Mason, THEY, THEY a biblical tale of secret genders, THEY by Janet Mason, Unitarian, Unitarian Univeralist Church of the Restoration, Unitarian Universalism, Welcoming religion on December 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »
I was delighted to find this review of THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders in Curve (formerly Curve Magazine based in San Francisco, bought by Avalon Media LLC in 2010, with offices in Sydney and in New York City.)
This is a tale of gender fluidity, intersex twins, complex family relationships, and delightful banter between the sisters who live, with Aziz (the dromedary), in a tent at about the same period as Joseph was wearing his technicolour coat. Whether you have read the bible, went to Sunday school or seen the films, the stories in the old testament come alive in a slightly mad mix of allegory and symbolism. Mason merges together tales from the ancient Hebrew Bible with modern concepts which speak to the world today, exploring gender and sexuality in a fun story that brings out the humanity of the characters we may never have identified …
to read the entire review in Curve, click here.
