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I Think Bunnies Are Super-Romantic. Here’s Why.

Friends, for some of us, it’s that bunny-stuffed season again, isn’t it? And as a matter of fact, I’m a bunny fan myself. This time of year, when spring’s flashing me its big blue eyes, I seem to get followed by bunnies. Even just walking down the path in our front yard, bunnies appear from nowhere, noses quivering, checking me out, possibly deciding whether to steal my carrots. I find it delightful.

In my own life, the bunnies are a reminder that I live in an enchanting place. I’m very fortunate. I’m with the human I’m in love with in leafy surroundings near graveyards and peace. And bunnies. They make zero noise. They take up zero space. And they have a habit of lolloping along a few steps behind me as if they know I’m going somewhere bun-significant.

Or again, maybe they’re doing carrot crime.

While I love romances, I also recognize that romance is something I carry inside me as an act of self-love. When I love myself and am faithful to myself, like a bunny lolloping happily at my side, that can be as romantic as The Man with an armful of roses.

And if he brought me an armful of bunnies, I wouldn’t say no.

Happy bunny season, friends!



About US

Welcome! I’m Star Tavares. I’m queer, nonbinary, and intersex, and I use they/them pronouns. My hubby Jake is LGBTQIA+ too, as is our duck, name of Duck—he’s super-ducking awesome. He likes to call himself an award-winning duck because we wrote a screenplay about him that won some awards, and who are we to argue?

We used to publish in the romance genres, but after we came out, we thought romance didn’t want us anymore. But you know what, toots? We were wrong.

Now we’ve rebuilt our confidence and are back to living our Romancey Pants life, writing, reviewing romance movies, reading romance novels, and doing a whole lot of stretching.

Want to know more about Star’s writing credits? Under another name, Star has published romance stories, novels, and novellas with presses like Harper Collins and Cleis, and has won awards for their shorter works from the likes of Glimmer Train, Screencraft, and Narrative, where they also worked as an editor. More recently, Star’s nonfiction about gender identity has appeared in The New York Times and at Huffington Post Personal.

Please follow us here for romance reviews and personal rambles. And thanks so much for reading.

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