Agency, and the Problem of the Passive Protagonist
Okay—you have a brand-new book by a new-to-you author, and you’ve been itching to dive into it. Finally you have enough peace and quiet to start. The strong writing draws you into the story world…
Winter Solstice 2016
I've been writing winter solstice poems for close to fifty years. Not every year, but this profound solar event seems to present itself to me over and over as a moment to take seriously, in…
Heartifact, by Aisling Mancy
Happy Holidays! Join me in welcoming my friend and fellow author Ash to my blog today with his newest novella, Heartifact. It sounds like a fascinating story! By the way, net proceeds benefit the The Trevor Project in…
Olympic Medal Reality Check, 2016
"US Exceeds all Expectations in Rio" crows a headline here in the US today. Um, maybe not so much. This is my second Summer Olympics to offer a different way of looking at Olympic glory.…
Iguazú Falls
A week ago I returned from a trip to Argentina. I’d never traveled to South America before, and since it was the only continent (not counting Antarctica) I had yet to visit, I was excited.…
Blood and Dirt Excerpts
If you'd like to read the opening chapters, I've got Blood and Dirt excerpts sprinkled around the internet, plus a few blog interviews. Here's a map to get around: August 21st with Clare London -…
Blood & Dirt Releases Soon!
It's been a long time coming (because it took months longer to finish than I had originally planned), but the digital version of my new Russ Morgan mystery Blood & Dirt is scheduled for release from Wilde City…
Gate Keepers
In 2009, Arsenal Pulp Press published a collection of essays framed as intergenerational advice to queer youth, called Second Person Queer, edited by the inimitable team of Richard LaBonte and Lawrence Schimel. I was glad to have…
Letter to a New Generation of Gate Keepers
Letter to a new Generation of Gate Keepers I’m writing this letter to you in the fervent hope that you will come to believe something. If you don’t believe it now because it seems too…