Welcome to what i loved this week — an every Friday compilation of 10ish things that brought me joy, moved my heart, or otherwise reminded me of the importance of breathing. (Read past editions here and here.)
These sweet briefs will always feature MANY queer voices here on Substack as part of my Amplify Queer Voices initiative.
Speaking of, if you’re a queer voice I don’t yet know here, I want to amplify you! Reach out via message or comment, and I’ll add you to my list of must-reads.
xo, Bardette
🍑 being called a peach in this lovely guest-written post by
for, created by the very dear soul .Nan was one of my first IRL Substack friends and remains a source of such inspiration for me and MANY here — she writes with unflinching honesty and truth, unwaveringly uplifts others, and celebrates her own authenticity in ways that teach us all. I highly encourage you to check out her stack,
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a broken piano in the sun
- , again and again, and especially in Tiny beautiful things — I read everything this gorgeous human writes as if their hand is on my heart, and mine on theirs.
a little hope that made a big splash (or dare I say, took flight?)
I saw a mighty little crocus making an appearance outside my local yoga studio, and sure enough, the lovely
of nodded along with me in 17. Crocusthe dykeiest professions, an essential reading list that, I’m pleased to say, features my very own profession of resident playwright — thank you,
!this poem by the magical
, whose brilliance feels star-like, whose illustrations are alive on the page.
- ’s rich and beating reminder to keep going, for the literal sake of goodness
yeah, I f*cking love being gay, too,
of !and, lastly, this
New to MDQ? I’m so glad you’re here! My Dear Queer is visual (and sometimes, not visual) storytelling about the things that matter. This includes
long-form visual essays like this one
LITTLE HOPES like this one
every Friday compilations of things I loved that week like this one
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My subscription is only two weeks old and you’ve got me salivating for Friday mornings so I can devour your joy! 😋 yum
See, I was right! You are a PEACH! Thanks for the nod, lovely. Talk soon, please? xo