"I'm actually really into pretending that I'm Kathleen Turner in Serial Mom for my readings. I like to put on my antique crystal earrings and a chic frock, and reading in an almost bedtime story style, this utterly malicious and repugnant novel." Read More
"I think queer writers make excellent storytellers because we're so used to observing the mechanics of people and second-guessing their actions and motivations [...]" Read More
"If I were to write a memoir, it would be 12,000 pages and it would be, 'And then he walked in through the door, and he sat down.' It would be boring, totally boring." Read More
"When it came to taking care of my crazy mom, I didn’t know exactly what I was getting into, but I knew who she was—so I had a pretty good idea of how intense it might get." Read More
"...I think the characters I write are freaks, but that does not mean I don’t completely and voraciously respect and love them. The word itself denotes something on display, as in a carnival or sideshow freak, so I think the way I see 'freaks' in what I do is that they somehow cannot hide their aberrations—they have to exist in a world that gawks at them, tries to fix or hide them." Read More
To brave the complexity of Stars and for the sheer enjoyment of thoughtful conversation, Lambda spoke with artist, porn star, gentleman-thinker and Delany fan, Dale Cooper.
Read More
"... I was talking it over with a friend who asked what I thought I would look like pregnant. Without thinking, I answered, 'like a pregnant Tintin,' and drew her a sketch of the boy reporter with hair flip, knee britches and beach ball under his sweater. For me, this image represented a best-case scenario for how I might embody pregnancy." Read More
"Someone asked me, 'Did you think of the book as political?' and of course it is. This is what interests me. I could be writing about two hamsters running on a wheel and it becomes political." Read More
"Writing [An Honest Ghost] was very much like meditating: it required focus and steady effort, but also a kind of empty wandering, allowing the sentences to drift into place." Read More
"[...]I know for me, as a genderqueer writer, questioning established forms isn’t a question of transgression or challenging the reader, but of survival." Read More
