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December 7, 2020
A Tale of Two Covers (or Three, Really)
When it looked like The Geography of Pluto was going out-of-print last December, I panicked. Was that it for this little book that I had given so much of my life to? Even though it continued to steadily sell copies []
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November 15, 2020
Duck, Duck, Goose Village
After writing The Geography of Pluto, there were two projects vying for my attention. One of the voices was for what would become The Family Way. It was louder and more insistent than the other, so it won me over […]
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October 26, 2020
Pluto Playlist
Like many writers, I listen to music when I write. Nothing with (intelligible) lyrics, of course. I wrote most of The Geography of Pluto lost in the fuzz and noise of shoegaze bands like Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine, or […]
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Pluto playlist
Like many writers, I listen to music when I write. Nothing with (intelligible) lyrics, of course. I wrote most of The Geography of Pluto lost in the fuzz and noise of shoegaze bands like Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine, or […]
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June 30, 2020
We have a title
My next book, The Family Way is scheduled to come out in spring 2021 from Véhicule Press. I am knee deep in final edits, but at least we now know what it will be called. The book has had many […]
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We Have a Title
My next book, The Family Way is scheduled to come out in spring 2021 from Véhicule Press. I am knee deep in final edits, but at least we now know what it will be called. The book has had many […]
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June 30, 2019
Literacy Quebec interview
This month I was approached by Jaimie Cudmore of Literacy Quebec to talk with her about the need for creating spaces for queer literature in the city. It was the first time I’ve been asked any questions on the subject, […]
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Literacy Quebec Interview
This month I was approached by Jaimie Cudmore of Literacy Quebec to talk with her about the need for creating spaces for queer literature in the city. It was the first time I’ve been asked any questions on the subject, […]
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June 3, 2019
I won!
This past weekend I went to Toronto for the National Magazine Awards. My story “Austin or Bust,” about the Austin International Drag Festival, was up for the 2019 Short Feature Award. It was the first time anything I have ever […]
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I Won!
This past weekend I went to Toronto for the National Magazine Awards. My story “Austin or Bust,” about the Austin International Drag Festival, was up for the 2019 Short Feature Award. It was the first time anything I have ever […]
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