Author Archives: dianevwoods

It’s a homebound New Year’s Eve again but better times will come again, much like this blast from the past. Stay safe.

Especially for trans folks who are currently estranged from family and past friends. Find your way through, knowing you have people who pray for you, people you’ve never met and likely never will. Including me. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/24/opinion/covid-christmas.html

To all my wonderful readers. I received two emails today from readers and those were two lovely gifts that gave me considerable joy. I’ve been a little behind my times recently, in terms of producing new T-Tales but that will change very soon. In the meantime, have a most merry Christmas and stay happy andContinue reading “Merry Christmas…”

This latest harsh review of one of my books by an offended conservative isn’t the first one. And it really ticks me off that these folks can be so willfully blind to the barrage of anti-trans comments and pronouncements from right wing and religious figures. So with your indulgence, I propose to feature here, onContinue reading “More Thoughts on Conservative Critics”

https://www.pfaw.org/press-releases/new-right-wing-watch-report-highlights-far-right-attacks-on-trans-community/

Has vented on Amazon, in a review of one of my books, My Secret Self. This reader seems genuinely shocked that my books accurately reflect the widespread antipathy among many religious folk and many conservatives towards trans people. Do these folks not listen to the repeated and reprehensible statements issued by bishops and preachers andContinue reading “Another Upset Conservative…”

For about the next six hours or so, because I suggested that some UK transphobe should “take a flying leap off the White Cliffs of Dover”. The Twitter Guardian Algorithm immediately made me delete it and then locked me out of Twitter for 12 hours for supposedly advocating self harm, or some such nonsense. Sigh.Continue reading “In Twitter Jail…”

I just posted a new episode of my trans superhero tale, Pelagia, as well as a new episode of the continuing saga of My Secret Self. I feel like I’ve been a little behind in my writing lately. Partly that’s because I picked up a nasty cold, partly it’s because life and work have beenContinue reading “2 New Episodes Posted to Vella”

From a reader of my most recent ebook, The Night Festival: A Transgender Tale. A charming and discerning reader wrote: Stunning! Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2021 I love that the story took me places I never expected. Exciting! But also gentle in a loving way, and so many unexpected twists andContinue reading “A lovely Amazon review…”