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kittydesade) wrote2011-02-04 01:43 pm
kittydesade) wrote2011-02-04 01:43 pm
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I'm sick and I'm cranky, so take the following with a grain or two of salt. And a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
101 things I could be writing fiction about that are not the romantic and sexual (possibly mostly sexual) lives of gay men.
1. School bullies.
2. Insecurity and self-aggrandizing humor.
3. Freedom riots.
4. Computer malfunctions.
5. Being sick with a common, merely annoying illness.
6. Having a job that grinds you down.
7. The comforts of family, biological or otherwise.
8. War
9. Terminal illness
10. Inventing something groundbreaking.
11. Graduating school
12. Getting old
13. Running away from home
14. Being homeless
15. Having a child
16. Adopting a child
17. A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
18. Smoking
19. Quitting smoking
20. Going out with friends
21. Committing a crime
22. Solving a crime
23. Watching TV with friends
24. Making a movie
25. Making time for something
26. Running late
27. Adjusting to a new culture
28. Coming back to your own culture and realizing how much you've changed
29. Writing a book
30. Doing research
31. Exiled
32. Losing your notes
33. Post-traumatic stress disorder
34. Going through a divorce
35. Going through your parents' divorce
36. Singing
37. Dancing (with someone, optional)
38. A religious observance
39. Learning a new language
40. Making a pilgrimage
41. Living up or down to someone's expectations
42. Performing
43. Breaking a language barrier
44. Changing yourself
45. Watching a loved one change their self.
46. Suffering a consequence of an action you took
47. Enjoying a consequence of an action you took
48. Placing a curse
49. Declaring war
50. Making peace
51. Making or adjusting a schedule
52. Participating in a sports event
53. Watching a sports event
54. Knitting
55. Banishing a spirit
56. Running a business
57. Running a business into the ground
58. Running
59. Swimming
60. Trying something for the first time
61. Fighting for your life
62. Carrying something to someone or somewhere
63. Paying bills
64. Holding the line
65. Being tested
66. Piloting a vehicle
67. Doing maths
68. Programming
69. Realizing you've become what you hated/feared the most
70. Waxing nostalgic
71. Building a building
72. Tearing down a building
73. Playing in a playground
74. Throwing a party
75. Decorating for a holiday
76. Answering the phone
77. Dyeing something
78. Making a vow
79. Breaking a vow
80. Meeting a childhood friend after a long absence
81. Meeting someone you've known long distance, in the flesh, for the first time
82. Traveling a long distance away from home
83. Doing something irrevocable
84. Keeping a secret
85. Crying
86. Atonement
87. Caring for an animal
88. Caring for the needs of a loved one
89. Playing a roleplaying game
90. Falling into a pit
91. Giving chase
92. Taking a taxi/public transport
93. Grocery shopping
94. Starting school/a new job
95. Going to sleep
96. Defying a custom
97. Obeying a custom
98. Defending/explaining your customs/traditions
99. Attending a hearing/trial
100. Speaking to a crowd
101. Teaching someone something.
Just off the top of my head. Now, all of these can be done by people of any sexuality and any relationship status, and most of them can be done by any number of people who are of any sexuality and any relationship status. I think some of them might be solitary things, depends on your interpretation, I suppose.
The point being, fandom's obsession with slashfic is making me crabby. Also, relatedly, this is why I don't read romance novels.
101 things I could be writing fiction about that are not the romantic and sexual (possibly mostly sexual) lives of gay men.
1. School bullies.
2. Insecurity and self-aggrandizing humor.
3. Freedom riots.
4. Computer malfunctions.
5. Being sick with a common, merely annoying illness.
6. Having a job that grinds you down.
7. The comforts of family, biological or otherwise.
8. War
9. Terminal illness
10. Inventing something groundbreaking.
11. Graduating school
12. Getting old
13. Running away from home
14. Being homeless
15. Having a child
16. Adopting a child
17. A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
18. Smoking
19. Quitting smoking
20. Going out with friends
21. Committing a crime
22. Solving a crime
23. Watching TV with friends
24. Making a movie
25. Making time for something
26. Running late
27. Adjusting to a new culture
28. Coming back to your own culture and realizing how much you've changed
29. Writing a book
30. Doing research
31. Exiled
32. Losing your notes
33. Post-traumatic stress disorder
34. Going through a divorce
35. Going through your parents' divorce
36. Singing
37. Dancing (with someone, optional)
38. A religious observance
39. Learning a new language
40. Making a pilgrimage
41. Living up or down to someone's expectations
42. Performing
43. Breaking a language barrier
44. Changing yourself
45. Watching a loved one change their self.
46. Suffering a consequence of an action you took
47. Enjoying a consequence of an action you took
48. Placing a curse
49. Declaring war
50. Making peace
51. Making or adjusting a schedule
52. Participating in a sports event
53. Watching a sports event
54. Knitting
55. Banishing a spirit
56. Running a business
57. Running a business into the ground
58. Running
59. Swimming
60. Trying something for the first time
61. Fighting for your life
62. Carrying something to someone or somewhere
63. Paying bills
64. Holding the line
65. Being tested
66. Piloting a vehicle
67. Doing maths
68. Programming
69. Realizing you've become what you hated/feared the most
70. Waxing nostalgic
71. Building a building
72. Tearing down a building
73. Playing in a playground
74. Throwing a party
75. Decorating for a holiday
76. Answering the phone
77. Dyeing something
78. Making a vow
79. Breaking a vow
80. Meeting a childhood friend after a long absence
81. Meeting someone you've known long distance, in the flesh, for the first time
82. Traveling a long distance away from home
83. Doing something irrevocable
84. Keeping a secret
85. Crying
86. Atonement
87. Caring for an animal
88. Caring for the needs of a loved one
89. Playing a roleplaying game
90. Falling into a pit
91. Giving chase
92. Taking a taxi/public transport
93. Grocery shopping
94. Starting school/a new job
95. Going to sleep
96. Defying a custom
97. Obeying a custom
98. Defending/explaining your customs/traditions
99. Attending a hearing/trial
100. Speaking to a crowd
101. Teaching someone something.
Just off the top of my head. Now, all of these can be done by people of any sexuality and any relationship status, and most of them can be done by any number of people who are of any sexuality and any relationship status. I think some of them might be solitary things, depends on your interpretation, I suppose.
The point being, fandom's obsession with slashfic is making me crabby. Also, relatedly, this is why I don't read romance novels.