over the moon to share that my debut novel, THE DISAPPOINTMENT, will be published by the wonderful
@CatapultStory
. a lifelong dream made real by
@alicia_kroell
and
@kentdwolf
. I can’t wait to take you all on this queer and absurd trip to the oregon coast 🤍
here are my picks for top ten books of the 21st century. could have remade the list many times over (we live in a golden age of literature!), but these stand out to me for their beauty and brilliance, and for the power of their influence—literary, cultural, etc
Yesterday I defended my MFA thesis, a strange, sad, and (I think) funny novel titled My Republic. Here I am holding it like my child, which it is. Special thanks to advisor extraordinaire
@nickwhite1985
, and second reader,
@LeeMartinAuthor
.
my story, “threshold,” is up now at
@GuernicaMag
. it’s about bathhouses, friendships, and feeling stuck between worlds. a dream pub with dream editors to boot. special thanks to
@adalva
and
@autumn_watts
for their work on this one
the end! first draft! new novel! the longest thing I’ve ever written, and (I think/hope) the best. it’s about grief, art, care, ambition/failure, and, indeed, disappointment. a meeting of garth greenwell and shirley jackson. I loved writing (almost) every word 🥺
so happy to say I am now represented by
@soumeya_b
of
@HGLiterary
. feeling very lucky to have such a smart and kind reader standing behind my novel. special thanks to
@jaxxonhoward
for building the initial bridge. here’s to more queerness, more absurdism, and more books ahead!
very excited to share that I am now represented by
@kentdwolf
at neon literary, joining one of the weirdest, queerest, and most exciting rosters of writers I could’ve imagined. a happy pride indeed.
Unfit for human consumption: our FILTH issue arrives October 11th. Featuring Elif Batuman, Brontez Purnell, Samuel R. Delany, Wayne Koestenbaum, Raven Leilani, Mariana Enríquez, Clarice Lispector, aracelis girmay, Maggie Millner and so many more.
I loved this book, which approaches HIV, COVID, and other viruses both literal and figurative with such nuanced scientific and cultural insight. smart, stylish, and beautifully written from start to finish. out from
@wwnorton
in june!
a good time to say that I am indeed querying a joy williams-meets-garth greenwell novel about a failed playwright, a grieving photographer, & the uncanny spiral they go down on a trip to the oregon coast. lmk if it sounds like something you or someone you know might be into?
my novel query got blocked from someone’s email server as “lewd spam.” if that doesn’t make you want to read the opening pages, I don’t know what would
very nice surprise to discover that my story, “marco polo,” originally published in
@IdahoReview
, is distinguished in this year’s best american short stories
is it even a first date if I don’t 1) talk about my parents’ divorce 2) give an oral history of my sexual orientation or 3) drink 2-3 gin and tonics ??
my grandparents were two of my favorite people. here’s a letter from them that recently resurfaced. I miss them both (a lot), and wonder at and about them more every day
🎉Thrilled to share the names of our 2021 Summer Workshop Scholars!!🎉This brilliant bunch of writers absolutely blew us away with their talent & it was an honor to spend time with them & their work. We can't wait to read their books in the future! Full bios on our website.
#THSW
the strangest mix of grief and gratitude to be holding
@fakemaddoxjolie
’s story collection. can’t wait to handsell this book like a queer evangelist once it’s released
We are beyond excited to announce the 2019 Lambda Literary Fellows! Congratulations to all of our incoming students. Read about these talented up-and-coming writers here:
so grateful to have been part of such a smart and talented group, and to have been led by the great
@mhbertino
no less. big thanks to
#THSW
for all they do
I’m thrilled to have one of my dearest stories in the new
@IdahoReview
, among truly stellar company. dm me for a pdf of the piece, and buy the full issue here!
I'm thrilled to have an essay in the new issue of
@PassagesNorth
. special thanks to
@krysmalcolmbelc
for the edits, and to
@elissawashuta
for helping bring the piece into the world in the first place. the issue is available at , or I can send a PDF <3
my story, “the father scale,” is up at
@JoylandMagazine
today! I worked on this piece for a long (long) time, so having it out in the world is a happy day for me indeed. special thanks to
@hanjoseph
for his sharp edits. read here:
couldn’t be more thrilled to be attending the
@Tin_House
workshop this summer, AND to be working with
@mhbertino
, who wrote one of my favorite novels of 2020
I'm honored to have a story in the new issue of
@adroitjournal
. it's called "the many brothers and me" and can be read here: . special thanks to
@tweeterlabird
and the whole editorial team for all they do!
this book was insanely good. I think I liked it even more than “in the distance,” which says a lot, given that that novel is also brilliant. out may 3rd from
@riverheadbooks
!
alas I have covid, which is good for nothing beyond giving me time to read. logging my quarantine books here, beginning with kate zambreno’s heroines, a characteristically astute and rigorous look at the “wives of modernism” and the various abuses they suffered
grateful to
@lithub
for letting me publicly swoon over anne carson in their “art of the hand-sell” series. read my rec, and those of fellow booksellers, here:
my novel query got blocked from someone’s email server as “lewd spam.” if that doesn’t make you want to read the opening pages, I don’t know what would
the pub news continues! today I have a poem up at
@CincinnReview
. gratitude to
@KathyFaganPoet
for feedback, and to editor
@topazandmaddy
, who wrote an amazing intro to the piece. read or listen here, and if you’re on mobile, flip that phone horizontally.
I have a story about grieving, partying, friends, and being very lost (in grief, while at parties, with friends) in the new issue of
@FenceBooks
. thanks to all involved, and especially to
@HarrisLahti
for the edits. here’s the issue and the story’s first page ⬇️ (dm for full)
I read two
@DorothyProject
titles last week—one old and one forthcoming—and was reminded, yet again, of why they’re one of my favorite publishers. a true bounty of original, stylish, poised, and fearless writing
a month ago I went on a first date where all three of these things happened, and said date sent me a screenshot of this tweet the next day saying “hmmm” and nothing else :/
is it even a first date if I don’t 1) talk about my parents’ divorce 2) give an oral history of my sexual orientation or 3) drink 2-3 gin and tonics ??
the perfect novel for me to read while editing my own. like joy williams,
@corinfiction
’s work contains an inimitable and unplaceable strangeness, one that completely refashions what you can do on the page. unsettling, smart, and so so fresh.
happy pub day to the wondrous weirdo miranda july, whose new novel is her best book yet. nice to have this little blurb from me in our store, compliments of
@riverheadbooks
in my final workshop of the year,
@elissawashuta
described my essay as a chamber of melancholy, so I am officially retiring from writing, my mission accomplished
hi friends ~ I am moving to LA and am in need of a job! if you have a lead (or multiple) I would be very grateful. I have experience in teaching, editing, writing, publishing, and service, and open to most everything ✨
after finishing solmaz sharif’s forthcoming collection, I turned back to the beginning and read the whole thing again. a truly astonishing book. out march 1 from
@GraywolfPress
talking about writing with
@NERweb
’s andrew kane was such a pleasure. for your vday enjoyment, some thoughts on tone, nature, character building, and (ofc) loneliness 💕
"The essential challenge faced by most of my characters is loneliness. Part of what makes loneliness compelling to me is how ubiquitous it is," Scott Broker (
@scottjbroker
) told NER in our latest Behind the Byline interview.
Read the full interview here:
I took five galleys on my trip to greece and was lucky enough to love them all. thanks to
@GarthGreenwell
,
@egabbert
, jesse ball, olivia laing, and ariane koch for being such ideal travel companions
poetry people! I’ve been asked to read a poem at a wedding and am crowdsourcing love poems of the everyday/small moment/sweet-but-not-cloying variety. any suggestions—even obvious ones!—welcome
beyond honored to have my poem, "Cruising," nominated by
@CincinnReview
for
@SundressPub
's Best of the Net, especially among such amazing other work. special thanks to
@topazandmaddy
, who took the poem in the first place. read or listen here: