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Jackie Ess! Merch Discount! Dog!

Added 2021-11-18 05:45:04 +0000 UTC

Hey friends,

Hope you’re all hanging in there. I just got a new computer(!!!!!!!) and am now terrified that it will break if I like, type? or breathe wrong? or something? So I’m writing this very gingerly and feel very silly about it.

This week on the podcast, I had the privilege and the delight of chatting with Jackie Ess, author of Darryl and beloved troll of the internet and beyond.

Photo ID: Jackie smiling at her very large dog.

In this week's episode, we talk about topics including but not limited to:

writing as a cis(?) white guy to avoid being tokenized as a Black trans woman
not being nice enough to be a therapist
dog selfies (see above)
creating room for doubt in transition narratives
how to not be “the worst reader”
which new book inspired Jackie to finally write about trans people
which (other) new book is a surprise contender for “best trans book of 2021”
the ~*~future of trans literature~*~
what Jackie’s next two books are about
an Oh Joy Sex Toy comic that Jackie snuck into the book
“I say very boring things about gender if you meet me in real life. I say interesting things about gender in my books because i can safely assume that no one reads.”

And moooooore! By the way, I mention that Jackie’s official author photo is of trees. So here it is, the photo from her book jacket! Amazing.

Photo ID: A heavily vignetted and saturated photo of three trees in autumn.

In other news, the International Olympic Committee rudely dropped a landmark policy change for trans and intersex athletes like one day after we wrapped our second straight week of Olympic/Paralympic coverage on the podcast. (I mean, the timing was rude — the news was very, very good. Click through to learn more, or wait until next Monday when we will surely mention it.)

You’ve only got a fortnight (that’s two weeks, right?) left to shop our last merch collection of the year, and to thank you for supporting the show, I created a little promo code for ya! Use the code DARRYL by Monday, 11/22, to get 10% off your entire order in our merch shop. (I always feel weird making discounts when the proceeds go to trans artists and orgs, but you deserve it, I think??) We have SO MANY new designs; don't miss them!

Photo ID: A pink sticker with the words "PROTECT TRANS KIDS" surrounded by a wreath of flowers in trans flag colors.

OK, not too much else from us this week. Next week’s guest is like eight months in the making… I hope you are excited to hear about how THINGS ARE BAD AND GETTING WORSE!

Thanks so much for being here and supporting the show. I just ran the numbers, and even with the ads we’ve been running this year, Patreon still makes up more than 96% of our funding. We literally couldn’t do it without you! Thank you x 1000.

Here’s your weekly Rhubarb, taken during my weekly production meeting with Producer Jules.