There has been a lot of conversation recently around the idea of trigger warnings vs. content warnings and what each means. A peer began using “content notes” instead of content warning, because some of it is just bringing to readers’ attention that the content exists, not trying to warn them against it. I liked it, so you’ll see me using it here and on my personal pages. Who’s the artist? Jovani’s photography is centered around body positivity, especially regarding the Black body, and sensuality. I’d love to see them. Content Notes (CN): toxic family relationships; family reconciliation; witchy stuff; pregnancy; violent attack; hospital stay; excessive displays of wealth; sex on the page Lily makes her own clothes, and makes them for other people, too. Just from Sam’s descriptions…I want all of them. CN: gender dysphoria; discussion of anti-fatness; excessive drinking; sex on the page; off-page vomiting (not protagonist); clothing experimentation; discussion of animal in peril (protagonist works in vet office) Ira is a sculptor who focuses on the human form, and there might be a chaise involved. CN: Pandemic; financial insecurity; excessive generosity; semi-public intimacy; sex on the page Selena, while currently working at the sex shop and being fantastic at being an educator, is a trained and skilled artist who has since abandoned her art for Reasons. CN: grief; death of a family member; discussion of past emotional abuse; discussion of destroying artwork; anxiety; recreational drug use; recreational drinking; sex on the page Arlan is a painter who does well for himself — though most of the painting happening in this novella is a different kind of art. CN: secrets about identity; sex on the page; mention of deceased mother Over the course of the novel, we get to experience Rian working on his art, whether two- or three-dimensional, and it all sounds pretty fascinating. CN: student in potential danger; fainting; threat of violence; toxic family situation (semi-resolved); adoption; grief; sex on the page Red is a painter, which we discover thanks to Chloe’s…ahem. Voyeurism. CN: chronic illness; overprotective family; public intimacy; discussion of past emotional abuse; sex on the page Jack is a children’s book illustrator who is working on something a little different for his next project. CN: isolation; social anxiety; nonverbalism; excessive number of pets; description of fall and injury; injury recovery; mention of past emotional abuse; mention of past financial abuse; sex on the page Shaw, that asshole, is a brilliant carpenter and we could all wish and hope to be owners of one of his Cape Cod originals. CN: grief; discussion of murder; discussion of cheating; kink; sex on the page; recreational drinking; unhealthy coping mechanisms; extended absences; unconventional HEA
