The Lesbian Mystique
Courtney Elisabeth"The problem that had no name" wasn't just straight. A Substack about midlife, lesbian love, intimacy, and the quiet revolution of claiming your own beauty. Written by a mid-life butch in the Bible Belt.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 31 | Founded | 10 months ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Why the &@$! Can't I Make Myself Exercise?
The Standoff
I cannot make myself exercise.
I’ve tried every trick: guilt, logic, playlists, even pretending I’m in a montage. Nothing works. My body just… stares back. It’s a standoff now — me and the ghost of every version of myself...
I Will Mask Forever and Ever, Amen
The Pandemic Isn’t Over Just Because We Are Told It Is
We’re being told, loudly and constantly, that the pandemic is over.
That only “the most vulnerable” need to worry.
That the vaccines would protect us from the worst of it.
An...
Bonus: TLM Reads Episode 1
I vividly remember the day in 2007 I chanced upon a used copy Best Lesbian Love Stories 2003 anthology in my local used bookstore. There is nothing I love more than an anthology of lesbian stories and this year might be my absolute favorite...
Someone to Light the Path Ahead
Lesbian Examples I Needed
When I was young and newly in love, I needed examples. I needed to see lesbian couples who were twenty steps ahead of us — women who had survived the early chaos and the insecurity and the reality of building...
The Princess
Author’s Note
In the midst of “doing the work” and taking Bacopa Monnieri, my dreams have become unusually vivid—lucid landscapes where my psyche works through old wounds and hidden truths. I’ve decided to share some of these dreams here,...
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I write about lesbian selfhood, midlife reinvention, and the healing that becomes possible when we finally stop performing and begin witnessing ourselves. Of course I will pepper in some cultural observations and media critique just for fun.
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