Where the Hope Comes From

Every time Pride Month rolls around, I find myself thinking about—long-time readers, prepare to be unsurprised—the whole non-inheritability of queer culture thing all over again. The sheer volume of "I don't even know what I don't know" that comes to most queerlings when they realize they're different, but by virtue of the people around them, …

#ShortStoryMonth Day Seventeen — “Basketball Fever,” by Maureen Brady

And the Winner Is... One of my favourite things to come out of the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival is the yearly fiction competition anthology. Born from the Short Fiction contest, the New Fiction from the Festival anthologies run the range of LGBT characters and cross all manner of genres with the loose theme of "saint" …

#ShortStoryMonth Day Twelve — Subscriptions, Fave Publishers and Series, and Short Fic Podcasts

The Ongoing Hunt Finding new short fiction isn't always easy, and it's something I find myself doing in little gluts when I can. Obviously, the easiest is to hit large bookstores with decent anthology selections (which isn't often the case, but), and I listen to a lot of reviews and recommendations when I can (I've …

Judging for Yourself

Both the Lammies and the RITAs have announced their finalist lists for the year. Now, before anything else, I want to make sure I begin with a simple declarative here: there are some really great things that are happening on both lists. And there's some buts. I don't know how coherent I'm going to be …

Not That Kind of Sub

[Edit to add: This one has become a topic that pops up again and again. It was originally written, as it mentions below, in a response to an #RWChat discussion. But it's like a weed. It grows back. So if you're landing here because I shared it again and wondering why I shared something from …

Eating my Words

But First, A Word from My Sponsor (A.K.A. My Husband) Before I begin on what I hope is both a funny and maybe a little bit enlightening post, I want to make sure I'm clear about the incredibly privileged position I'm in. In September of 2014, I was able to make the decision to step …