They Both Die at the End, by Adam Silvera

Before I say anything else about the book—I was lucky enough to get an ARC, along with what seems like a few hundred others—I want to say, clearly and primarily: I loved this. It was clever, and had feeling, and had me, to my core, resonating with the queerness of it all. I also want …

Writing Wednesday – Source Material

It's been a solid and mostly good week this week. I've had mostly good news and a few happy surprises, most centrally an invitation to come chat with a high school GSA. I'm going to pepper them with (I hope) valuable questions and get feedback on what it's like to be a queer teen these …

Blood and Water

Like a lot of my blog posts here, this one was sparked at a specific time over a specific conversation, but over the years I’ve seen this particular topic come up again and again like waves on a shore, so I’ll often point back to it, rather than hashing out the same things I’ve already …

Naked

I tried to spell out some of my Naked Heart Literary Festival experience over the weekend via Twitter and Facebook, but now it's Monday morning, I'm back home, and it's time to collect my thoughts, have a tea, walk the dog, and return to the daily routine of my life. And in many ways, I'm …

Pride

It's already happening. I'm seeing those "I didn't fight so hard just so twenty-somethings could dance around on a float" posts. Now, y'all know I'm a huge believer in the importance of passing on our queer history—which we usually don't inherit—and Pride definitely has a part of this (or at least, every Pride I've ever …

For You

Like a lot of my blog posts here, this one was sparked at a specific time over a specific conversation, but over the years I've seen this particular topic come up again and again like waves on a shore, so I'll often point back to it, rather than hashing out the same things I've already …