Chicago | Writer | 2022 Lambda Literary Fellow | Summer 2023 Tin House Fellow | I still feel for citrus.

Mother, recataloguing her collection of orange textiles: Whatever autistic traits you may have come from your father.
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Fireside Bowl 2646 W Fullerton Ave Chicago
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Routledge books are notorious for their weird covers, but this one just defeats them all in the awkwardness contest. Back cover and all. And to prove that I’m not making this up: amzn.eu/d/9gi7o2w
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Psst: The application for the 2025 Periplus Fellowship — offering mentorship and community to writers of color — is now open! 🥳 Learn more and apply by 9/20 at bit.ly/periplusfaq. There's no fee to apply. Please help spread the word: retweets and other sharing welcome!
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Tuesday night! August 27 - 7 PM EST. Come celebrate @RPMirabella's paperback release! RSVP: richardmirabellawriter.com/e… (I'll be the one quietly crying in the corner bc my kid is going back to college that day - but also Richard! He's amazing!)
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Conservatives have now completed their generational goals of overturning Abortion, Affirmative Action, and Chevron. If y'all don't think Obergefell and gay marriage is next on the chopping block, you must read the New York Times.
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As queer people, we never forget the first time we felt “seen.” I was 19 in a deep v, nervous inside one of my first big city gay bars. “You’re home, honey. Be proud,” a strong, FDIC insured voice told me from behind. That’s when I first met Bank of America. He’s why I march
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Foglifter Leadership Change Announcement! Help us send much gratitude & love to @JustSayMJ for all their amazing work during their time as Foglifter as Editor-in-Chief, & please also help us in welcoming @dolphinneptune & @todd_milo as our new Co-Editor-in-Chiefs!!! 🥰✨🤍
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"What does that do to a person’s mind? And what if he was gay and horny?" are the questions that should have been part of the marketing copy for my memoir lol. Amazing interview w/ Patrick Nathan by @StephenOrBell at @foglifterpress foglifterjournal.com/2024/06…
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Good interview quote or BEST POSSIBLE INTERVIEW QUOTE?
"This is a novel about being horny for the entire planet." — Patrick Nathan, interviewed about his new novel "The Future Was Color" from @CounterpointLLC by @StephenOrBell for the Foglifter blog 💖 foglifterjournal.com/2024/06…
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such fun talking to Patrick Nathan about the excruciating delight of his new novel out from @CounterpointLLC head over to @foglifterpress to see his butt and read our discussion about horny queers in Hollywood, slutty author photos, and art at the end of the world.
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for @esquire, I wrote 3,000 words on why it feels harder these days to make a debut novel truly "break out." feat. Jack Kerouac, "the algorithm," literary it girls, and overworked publicists... esquire.com/entertainment/bo…
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I want to do IMPORTANT WORK. I also want to FUCK AROUND. The life dialectic
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so stoked I got to talk with two of my absolute favorites, Jamaica Kincaid and Kara Walker, on their new book from @fsgbooks , An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children @harpersbazaarus
Jamaica Kincaid knew only one artist could capture the mischievous spirit of her new children’s book. So she cold-emailed Kara Walker | @harpersbazaarus buff.ly/4dJcnun
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The stark contrast between UCLA — where cops let psychotic fascists assault defenseless kids — and Columbia — where cops themselves assaulted defenseless kids — on opposite sides of the country, on the same night, while the mainstream media spins it, is legitimately maddening.
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Many thanks to friend of the site Pamela Paul for the new tote bag idea.
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As of this morning 29 writers & translators nominated for PEN Awards have withdrawn - including 9 of 10 fellow Jein/Stein nominees, who asked to no longer be considered for PEN’s most lucrative prize. We sent a letter to leadership today explaining why: lithub.com/the-pen-awards-ar…
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high drama 20 years in the making! had such a fun time catching up with @crystalhanak for the first time since high school to discuss her fantastic new novel. we also got into rocks, babies, and her stint as a teenaged wrestler. link below and in bio.
Author @crystalhanak joins @StephenOrBell to discuss “The Stone Home,” a new novel about the legacy of South Korean internment camps interviewmagazine.com/litera…
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