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Janet Mason, author
by Janet Mason
Just another WordPress.com siteTelling Our Stories is a reflection on the importance of story which includes a short writing exercise you might like to try.
Episodes
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What if everything really is connected? -- a #UU talk on #Buddhism #amreading
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"Religion belongs to everyone"--THEY revisited #amreading #FaithfullyLGBT
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Growing stronger with religion: Revisiting THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders #FaithfullyLGBT #amreading
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Some thoughts on a cow's consciousness--CINNAMON excerpted #amreading #govegan
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Reading from a published excerpt of a new novel: I AM the WOLF, a novel of ecology and rewilding
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CINNAMON, another intelligent cow (with Veronika)--reasons to #govegan #amreading
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Joseph's Coat of Many Colors in THEY--#LGBTHistory as heard at the village well
Joseph's Coat of Many Colors in THEY--#LGBTHistory as heard at the village well learn more at ... https://wix.to/biFzL8x
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Lesbian nuns in the Middle Ages--The Unicorn, The Mystery revisited for #LGBT history month #amreading
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LGBTQ History in Loving Artemis-- finding ourselves in #LGBTQHistoryMonth #amreading
learn more about my novel Loving Artemis on my blog: https://wix.to/DXk5UKw
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Cats and Nuns in The Unicorn, The Mystery -- #cats #WomensHistoryMonth2026 #amreading
read more about cats and nuns in my novel The Unicorn, The Mystery https://wix.to/HQcJwAg
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CINNAMON Reviewed-- a place to live safely #animalrights #plantbased #amreading
Heartfelt, Thought-Provoking, and hopeful… Mason’s compelling latest novel lays bare the quiet yet relentless struggle for freedom within the heart of a dairy farm, where survival and empathy collide in the bond between a cow and her conflicted farmer. Wary of her fate, Cinnamon, a talking cow,...
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Connecting past and present -- Sappho, a woman alone #amreading #LGBTQ #poetry
In the interest of continuing to connect my past with my present, I am posting a poem from my collection a woman alone that I wrote twenty-five years ago when I was on a pilgrimage to the poet Sappho's homeland in Lesvos, Greece. read more .... https://wix.to/iKKhw8X
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...a ceaseless rhythmic tramp—the tread of hundreds and thousands marching through history -- Tea Leaves revisited for #LGBTHistoryMonth #amreading #mothers
My mother told me that when she was a girl that my grandmother would tell her stories about her own childhood. Her favorite stories were about the People’s Theater... read more ... https://wix.to/WvUkNLJ
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What do Ishtar, the Bible, and Intersex Twins have to do with #LGBTHistory? Everything, a brief excerpt of THEY #amreading
"So this is what the Goddess Ishtar looks like." Tabitha held the bas-relief on her lap so that it faced the children. "She's NAKED!" exclaimed Zerah. “Just like in the story. And she's really pretty. She looks just like you Mama -- when you wash -- except her breasts are bigger." "And you don't...
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Saving ourselves with history--#lgbthistorymonth every month #amreading #lgbtq
In the end, it was Linda who saved her. She started coming to visit when Art was in the County Jail. Art still remembered their first visit with the glass window between them when Linda was fighting back tears. Linda said that she left Tommy after he told her he and Cal set Art up the first time...
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I AM the WOLF: unveiling a new novel--#ecofiction #Amazonrainforest #amreading
Casey looked like she was suppressing a snicker, but then she said with the utmost conviction: “Yes, people may be able to delude themselves into thinking they’re just eating burgers, but what they are really eating is the future and the air their grandchildren could have breathed.” read more ......
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Revisiting a pilgrimage to Sappho's ancestral homeland #LGBTQ #sappho #amreading
a woman alone is her name-- undeciphered in hieroglyphs written on walls read more.... https://wix.to/vJ4IjKZ
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Proof that THEY is needed now more than ever? -- #transisbeautiful #faithfullyLGBTQ #amreading
"It seems that I don't only have a nephew," Tamar said as Orpah turned toward her with the other infant. "I have a niece, too." "What are you talking about?" asked Orpah. read more here .... https://wix.to/8ZFT65A
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CINNAMON the dairy cow on eating friends -- "It’s a shame, but I bet she tastes too good not to be eaten.” #amreading, #govegan #LGBTQ
I’ve heard that humans like to eat pigs and call the strips of flesh bacon but have never seen it before. I had just smelled it one morning in the pasture when my cow friend from childhood remarked, “Oh, the smell of bacon is particularly strong today.” Then she proceeded to tell me what bacon…
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Boobs Away! revisited -- then and now "the dairy industry can go have a cow" -- #poetry #amreading #LGBTQ #govegan
Lately, I've been thinking about the importance of connecting the dots between the past and present. I was a poet before I was a prose writer, and I decided to find my broadside of Boobs Away and bring the poem back to you! The video of me reading the poem now is below, and under that I pasted…
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"Leather! What was I thinking? I could be wearing the hide of her cousin!" -- Cinnamon excerpted (the farmer #wakesup) #govegan #animalrights #amreading
The look the cow gave me was cold and hard. Her eyes narrowed and became glassy. The air between us seemed to crackle. She didn’t need to speak to tell me she felt betrayed. read more ... https://wix.to/MN31nE5
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CINNAMON reviewed--"poignant humor" and "philosophical insight" -- #amreading #LGBTQauthors #plantbased
Discover a Cow’s Path to Freedom in Janet Mason’s Latest Novel: Cinnamon In her latest novel, Cinnamon: a dairy cow’s (and her farmer’s) path to freedom, author Janet Mason tells a moving tale through the eyes of Cinnamon, a wise, witty and unexpectedly vocal dairy cow. Cinnamon forges an…
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Unveiling a new novel, I AM the wolf, a novel of ecology and rewilding--#govegan #amreading #uu #EarthFirst
We are all animals and have much to learn from other, nonhuman animals. My little cat reminds me to be content and happy with the simple things in life—a place to sit (a windowsill will do); something to eat, and pleasure and curiosity. Peanut came to us several Mother’s Days ago, when abandoned...
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Rewriting the Bible--the world of strong women, trans and intersex people in biblical times--#amreading #faithfullyLGBTQ #HappyPride2025
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Celebrating Pride’s Dykes on Bikes in Loving Artemis, an endearing tale of love, revolution, and marriage--#amreading #YouTube #Prideeverymonth
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Mental Health!? — What’s it all about? #amreading #MentalHealthAwareness
Lately, I’ve been consciously taking care of my mental health. Perhaps this is because we are increasingly living in a toxic society—so it seems to me. Perhaps it is because I am a writer and the flip side of having the muse come to me and insisting that I write a novel in a few months, leaves a...
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Getting to know the cows--mourning their dead and knowing their songs-- interview in Adelaide Literary Magazine-- #amreading #govegan
Excerpt from my interview in Adelaide Literary Magazine about the real-life inspiration for my novel CINNAMON, a dairy cow's (and her farmer's) path to freedom. Read more... https://wix.to/1ZDsK0n
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Holistic Eye Care — Enlivening Consciousness— More reasons to #govegan #amreading
I thought I’d post this week about a very interesting book I found on holistic eye care titled Enlivening Consciousness.learn more on my author blog: Holistic Eye Care — Enlivening Consciousness— More reasons to #govegan #amreading | Janet Mason, author
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”Yay Us!” — Compassion as inner security — a #UU take #amreading #Faithfullylgbt
This morning, I participated in a Unitarian Universalist service on security, both inner and outer security. In my reflection, I lead a short Buddhist exercise on feeling more secure in side, how my Buddhist skills helped me handle the harassment of my novel THEY, a biblical tale of secret…
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The Serpent — a reading from THEY and some thoughts on hate — “twinkle, twinkle little star, what you say is what you are” #amreading #faithfullylgbt
As a result of the ongoing harassment of my novel THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders, I have decided to bring you excerpts of THEY on a regular basis. Thinking about the psyche of the harasser, brought to mind my late mother’s saying: “ Twinkle Twinkle Little Star What You Say Is What You...
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What would Pythagoras do — reading from Cinnamon, a dairy cow’s (and her farmer’s) path to freedom #govegan #amreading
dairy cow’s (and her farmer’s) path to freedom, (published in 2024 by Adelaide Books – New York and Lisbon). This piece takes place at the local ThanksLiving gathering (a vegan celebration of Thanksgiving) where the narrator Jody hears Dr. Will Tuttle speak. Although the novel is fiction, I did...
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Compassion for the harassers—revisiting THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders #FaithfullyLGBT #amreading
This week I decided to share an excerpt from my novel THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders (Adelaide Books – New York & Lisbon). Although the novel was published in 2018, it has recently come to my attention because it has been seriously harassed online by white supremacists who have harassed…
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Threats of book burnings, antisemitism, and homophobia O My—THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders revisited #LGBT #amreading #hate
Since the presidential election this past November, I’ve been increasingly harassed online for my novel THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders (Adelaide Books NY/Lisbon; 2018). For the most part, I’ve ignored it. But this time the harassment was so bad, threatening me with book burnings, going…
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Some UU thoughts on inclusion and a possible rise in the number of people going to a healthy vegan diet — #UU #diversity #LGBTQ #amreading
This morning, I participated in a Valentine’s Day service at Unitarian Universalists of Mt. Airy, and offered the following reflection on inclusion, including insights on the diversity leading up to the election still being here—in spite of everything; thoughts on a possible spike in people...
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CINNAMON— in celebration of the work of #sanctuaries #amreading #plant-based
This week, I decided to post this excerpt from my novel Cinnamon: a dairy cow’s path (and her farmer’s) to freedom (published by Adelaide Books in New York and Lisbon) which I first wrote five years ago. This section is based on my partner’s description of The Cow Sanctuary. I later visited the...
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A writer’s origins—a #UU reflection honoring Sonia Sanchez #Poetry #amreading
You can read this reflection or view it on my YouTube video (also on my blog) at: A writer’s origins—a #UU reflection honoring Sonia Sanchez #Poetry #amreading | Janet Mason, author
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CINNAMON Chosen as one of top LGBTQ Christian Books of the year—#amreading #faithfullylgbt
You can read this excerpt from my novel CINNAMON, a dairy cow's (and her farmer's) path to freedom on my blog or view the YouTube video (also on my blog) at: CINNAMON Chosen as one of top LGBTQ Christian Books of the year—#amreading #faithfullylgbt | Janet Mason, author
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Becoming Stronger Through Presence — a #UU reflection #Buddhism #amreading
You can read this reflection on my blogpost or view the YouTube video (also on my blog) at: Becoming Stronger Through Presence — a #UU reflection #Buddhism #amreading | Janet Mason, author
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”a rippling tradition” — CINNAMON and religion #FaithfullyLGBT #plantbased #amreading
Read an excerpt from my novel Cinnamon, a dairy cow's (and her farmer's) path to freedom on my blog (or view the YouTube video (also on my blog) at: ”a rippling tradition” — CINNAMON and religion #FaithfullyLGBT #plantbased #amreading | Janet Mason, author
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Trigger, Poems by Maria Fama — revisiting the past and present #amreading #poetry
You can read the review on my blog or see the review on a YouTube video (on the same page): Trigger, Poems by Maria Fama — revisiting the past and present #amreading #poetry | Janet Mason, author
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Being many things at once and a new novel: #intersectional #LGBTQ #Animalrights #amreading
This weekend, I participated in a Unitarian Universalist service on pluralism and the origins of Memorial Day and mentioned my most recent novel Cinnamon: a dairy cow’s (and her farmer’s) path to freedom which was just published by Adelaide Books (New York/ Lisbon). The You Tube video of the talk...
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”Moo River” — #amreading from a new #novel CINNAMON: a dairy cow’s (and her farmer’s) path to freedom
This is an excerpt from my novel Cinnamon: a dairy cow’s (and her farmer’s) path to freedom published in the Spring of 2024 by Adelaide Books (Lisbon and New York). The recording of the reading is below on YouTube and the text is pasted below that. read more on my blog: ”Moo River” — #amreading...
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Telling It Like It Is — reading from CINNAMON a dairy cow’s (and her farmer’s) path to freedom #amreading #govegan #LGBTQauthors
Today I’m posting an excerpt from my novel, CINNAMON. The recording from YouTube is below and the text is below that. The novel is pro-cow and pro-farmer. Enjoy! read more on my blog: Telling It Like It Is — reading from CINNAMON a dairy cow’s (and her farmer’s) path to freedom #amreading…
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”Wow! Look at her go!”—reading from Cinnamon; #amreading #vegan #sanctuary
I’m posting the first chapter from my novel CINNAMON, a dairy cow’s (and her farmer’s) path to freedom. The novel is pro-cow, pro-farmer and this first chapter is told by Cinnamon, the cow. Below the You Tube video is the text. Enjoy! more on my blog: ”Wow! Look at her go!”—reading from Cinnamon;...
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A Lesbian reading of Emily Dickinson—#LGBT #LesbianLit #amreading
This is excerpted from my essay titled The American Sappho: In Pursuit of a Lesbian Emily Dickinson originally published in the Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly HLFQ in 2002. more on my blog: A Lesbian reading of Emily Dickinson—#LGBT #LesbianLit #amreading | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)
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Second Chances and Loving Artemis: #LGBT #addictions #amreading
Second Chances and Loving Artemis: #LGBT #addictions #amreading April 20, 2024 by Janet Mason When I heard that the I Heart Sapph Fiction website was featuring books that spoke to the topic of addiction and that my novel Loving Artemis, an endearing tale of revolution, love, and marriage (Thorned...
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What’s Money? A cow’s perspective —reading from a #newnovel #lgbt #intersectional #amreading
A Cash Cow I wandered back to my place next to Spice’s side and before she could ask me how it went, I said to her matter-of-factly, “Tell me what you know about money.” She blinked her big eyes in surprise. The fringe of her thick lashes seemed to lengthen. “Money?” she asked. “What makes you…
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Traveling back through time—“Three Figs” and “Trigger”, a new book of #poetry by Maria Fama #amreading
THREE FIGS Direct from the store on a hot July morning you bound brilliant and sunny through the front door in your hands three green plump figs wrapped in leaves the first of the season brought into the grocery from a neighbor’s tree It’s still too soon for our backyard tree to bear its large...
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Undo It! — connecting to ourselves and others #govegan #amreading #animalrights | Janet Mason, author (wordpress.com)
As I was saying recently to a friend, after five years of being a healthy vegan, it makes sense to me that what we eat affects our health, that the animals deserve not to be eaten and not to suffer in any way, and that we all need to be concerned about the planet. Despite my decades of…
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Traveling through time with THEY—#IheartSapphFiction #LGBTQ #amreading
When I heard that the I Heart Sapph Fiction website was featuring books that spoke to the topic of time travel and that my novel THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders (Adelaide Books – New York and Lisbon; 2018) was being featured, I decided to do this excerpt from Book Two where the main...
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