Queer writer of weird things
More years ago than I care to count, I dated a boy who lived in a small town south of St. Louis, in Iron County. He was sweet but ultimately we were too far apart, geographically and otherwise. Most of the time, we spent our dates in St. Louis, but one weekend, I drove down …
Continue reading "“Charlotte’s Mother,” A Story in the Saturday Evening Post"
Midwestern Gothic has a three-round flash fiction contest ever summer, and this summer, against all odds, I won round 2. Entries for each round are based on a given photo prompt, and you can see round 2's prompt over there on the right. The resulting story, "Transport," came together pretty quickly, which surprised me. I've …
I got the nicest rejection letter recently. No, I’m totally serious. I wanted to write them back and say thank you; thank you for rejecting my work! Are they going to publish it? No. Did I win any sort of consolation prize (like, you know, money)? No. Is my name going to be on some …
Continue reading "Want to get published more? Embrace rejection — an update"
If you follow me on the Twitter or the Facebook or the Instagram, you might have heard about this already, but I figured it was worth mentioning again here. I've got a story coming out in Issue Two of Foglifter Journal. It's a relatively new litmag published in San Francisco and dedicated to writing by …
There's a story of mine, "You Ride the Bus," up and live now at The Citron Review for their spring issue, which features queer-themed writing: After a while you start to take note of the drivers you encounter. There's the one who drives very carefully when the bus is packed, and the one who drives …
The Lambda Literary Award finalists were announced last week, and I'm really pleased to see several of my friends' books on the list. I'm also happy that three anthologies I've got work in also made the tally: A Family by Any Other Name, which includes my essay "Operation: Baby." The Bears of Winter, which includes my story …
Happy Monday, y'all! I know it's been a little quiet on the blog lately, but that's partly because I've been writing stories, among other things—but you don't come here to read about my workout routine or what I'm making for dinner (spoiler alert: usually pizza; or reservations). However! I can tell you that my story …