Catapult is a platform founded in 2015 by Elizabeth Koch, with the mission of publishing “stories that celebrate life…Stories that reveal all the layers—the sinews and hairy knuckles, the iron and meat of history and influence…stories that land us squarely, concretely, in someone else’s shoes.” My first essay for the platform was a chance to… Continue reading “Do what you love…” and other canards.
“You’ve Got Male” in 1996
“You’ve Got Male” is a reflection on my earliest interactions with the internet (dating back to 1996), and chronicles the rise and demise of our online sexual freedom, from the wild frontier of the Naughts to the passage of SESTA/FOSTA, legislation that encodes a moral panic about trafficking innocents (innocence?). It appears in the visual… Continue reading “You’ve Got Male” in 1996
Glitter Up the Dark Review on Lambda Literary
Back in March, I was supposed to read in San Antonio at Gertrude Press and the University of Texas Press‘ joint offsite AWP reading event. I was especially looking forward to sharing the bill with Sasha Geffen. After the event got cancelled (thanks pandemic), I got in touch with Sasha, who was kind enough to send… Continue reading Glitter Up the Dark Review on Lambda Literary
Lemebel feature in the G&L Review
My feature on Chile’s queer performance artist/writer renegade voice, which he once characterized as “mariconaje guerrero” (“warrior faggotry”) appears in the May/June Gay & Lesbian Review, under the issue theme of “Unsung Heroes.” The below excerpt describes a performance by Lemebel and collaborator Francisco Casas (as Las Yeguas del Apocalipsis entitled La Conquista de américa:… Continue reading Lemebel feature in the G&L Review
Reading in quarantena: Bespoke, 4/1
An appearance in this period of distance. I was one of the readers for Bespoke‘s first reading via Zoom. Co-organizers Tim Murphy and Christina Quintana assembled a lovely, diverse, queer group: Christopher CastellaniWo ChanGeorgina EscobarKay GabrielEileen MylesAldrín ValdezCrystal Valentine I read from “Raunch Daddy,” an audience fave. A few words from my intro: Hi from… Continue reading Reading in quarantena: Bespoke, 4/1
Perfectly Queer in San Francisco
For this reading at San Francisco’s wonderful independent bookstore Dog-Eared Books Castro, I read from an excerpt for “Raunch Daddy”, story 2 of Worker Names. Also on the bill: Denise Conca, author of A Recursive Nature, Cass Sellers, author of the thriller Finding Sky, Wayne Goodman, and Rob Rosen. Thanks to Rick May for organizing a… Continue reading Perfectly Queer in San Francisco
Lemebel & the current uprising in Chile in G&L Review
The Gay & Lesbian Review‘s blog section posted my report from a recent visit to Santiago, Chile, in which I reflect on the work of writer and activist Pedro Lemebel: Among the miles of graffiti I saw were many paste-ups devoted to Lemebel, and a line from “Manifiesto” repeatedly scrawled on city walls as an… Continue reading Lemebel & the current uprising in Chile in G&L Review
“Rita Dolores” in ImageOutWrite v. 8
As Max passed between the stanchions he extended his hand to Rita. She strained to elongate her fingers while rotating her wrist, willing her rough hand to appear delicate. She then placed her hand atop his, as if he were about to escort her into a ballroom. “Aren’t you a tall drink of… Continue reading “Rita Dolores” in ImageOutWrite v. 8
Raunch Daddy on ASMQ Podcast
“Raunch Daddy,” is story #2 from Worker Names, and I read it in its entirety for ASMQ. It’s epistolary in sections, with diary entries and chat room exchanges. Nick’s been kicked out by his lover for being ’emotionally unavailable’ and has lost his job in the recession. He sublets a studio around the corner from… Continue reading Raunch Daddy on ASMQ Podcast
Experiments & Disorders @ Dixon Place, NYC
Writer and activist Elizabeth Koke and I shared the bill for the 9/17 Experiments & Disorders at Dixon Place. Read cuts from the following works-in-progress, and a cut from “Raunch Daddy,” the second story in the Gertrude Press chapbook Worker Names. I Speak for my Difference, a new English translation of the poem Manifesto/Hablo Por Mi Diferencia by Pedro… Continue reading Experiments & Disorders @ Dixon Place, NYC