Interviews Archives

February 29, 2016 11 min read

"Just as the world of publishing seemed a little toy-like to me after my brush with cancer, my self-importance as a writer, the hallmark of my thirties, seems a little silly to me right now." Read More

Phyllis Nagy: On Writing the Script for ‘Carol’ and Creating a Different Kind of Love Story

Sara Jaffe

Features Interviews

February 21, 2016 9 min read

Screenwriter and playwright Phyllis Nagy on the queer vernacular and the fantasy that fueled Carol Read More

Larry Kramer: On the Importance of Making Noise and Being Heard

Mike Miksche

Features

February 14, 2016 5 min read

“We desperately need to know who the famous people were who were gay so that we can be proud of our history [...]” Read More

Jack Fritscher: On Editing ‘Drummer’ Magazine in the 1970s

Mike Miksche

Interviews

January 20, 2016 3 min read

In the 1970s, editor Jack Fritscher offered solace to masculine identified gay men around the country within the pages of the San Francisco based magazine, Drummer Read More

Garth Greenwell: On His New Novel and the Universality of the Gay Experience

Steven Cordova

Interviews

January 18, 2016 12 min read

"I feel very strongly that this is a gay book and that it participates in a recognizable delineated tradition of gay writing, and that’s a tradition that has been absolutely crucial to me as a writer." Read More

Paul Lisicky: On His New Memoir and Writing Elegies for the Dead

Michael Carroll

Features Interviews

January 7, 2016 14 min read

"Iʼm not sure that we as writers actually owe our dead anything other than to make them interesting—not necessarily friendly or nice but interesting." Read More

Bruce LaBruce: On Gay Mainstream Culture and Celebrating Individuality

Mike Miksche

Features Interviews

December 6, 2015 4 min read

“It was because I was so repressed, socially awkward, and introverted, because I’d been bullied: it all really contributed to the work I ended up doing." Read More

H. Melt: On Cultivating a Community, Chicago Art, and the Future of Trans Poetry

Mitch Kellaway

Interviews

November 22, 2015 8 min read

"I feel there’s not a whole lot of support for trans writers--but it’s changing. And it’s changing not because [of the publishers], but because a lot more trans poets are pushing for this to happen..." Read More

Michael Graves: On Writing, Relationships, and Practicing Hope

Tom Cardamone

Interviews

November 16, 2015 7 min read

"[...] People are scared to talk about religion. They are less fearful of discussions concerning sex or guns. Why don’t we talk about God? Why don’t we talk about spirituality?" Read More

Radicals: Storyteller and Performance Artist Dandy Darkly

Mike Miksche

Interviews

November 4, 2015 3 min read

The inception of Darkly’s persona started seven years ago when he began writing serialized tales inspired by his love of the supernatural and high-camp bitchery. Read More

Reviews

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

The Mars House: Science Fiction and the Hazards of Imagination

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

Random

‘Gaylord Phoenix’ by Edie Fake

Features

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

Dreaming up a Hopeful Future: A Conversation with Grist authors on queer climate fiction

Interviews

Bonds & Boundaries: A Conversation with Dale Corvino

Dreaming up a Hopeful Future: A Conversation with Grist authors on queer climate fiction

“What if it was both and all of the above?”: An interview with CJ Hauser

Excerpts

An Excerpt from Sleep Tight Satellite: Stories by Carol Guess

Read This! Excerpt from the delicacy of embracing spirals by mimi tempestt

Read This! Excerpt from American Gospel by Miah Jeffra

Ellis Avery: On Writing Through Grief, Sickness, and Recovery

Phyllis Nagy: On Writing the Script for ‘Carol’ and Creating a Different Kind of Love Story

Larry Kramer: On the Importance of Making Noise and Being Heard

Jack Fritscher: On Editing ‘Drummer’ Magazine in the 1970s

Garth Greenwell: On His New Novel and the Universality of the Gay Experience

Paul Lisicky: On His New Memoir and Writing Elegies for the Dead

Bruce LaBruce: On Gay Mainstream Culture and Celebrating Individuality

H. Melt: On Cultivating a Community, Chicago Art, and the Future of Trans Poetry

Michael Graves: On Writing, Relationships, and Practicing Hope

Radicals: Storyteller and Performance Artist Dandy Darkly

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

The Mars House: Science Fiction and the Hazards of Imagination

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

The High Stakes of Young Adulthood: A Review of Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas

People Collide by Isle McElroy: A Review

Reviewing Bad Gays; or how we use the past to shape the future

A Review of Cassandra Khaw’s The Salt Grows Heavy

If property is theft, then what is a photograph? A Review of The Unintended by Monica Huerta