Interviews Archives

October 26, 2011 11 min read

“When fiction is made according to its nature, it should reinforce our sense of the supernatural by grounding it in...

Azwan Ismail: Not a Revolutionary in the Abstract

Kevin Simmonds

Interviews

October 25, 2011 6 min read

“I’m always interested in the idea of the sacred and profane. I’m a very spiritual and sexual person. Liberating my...

Michael Graves: Literary Pop Hit

Tom Cardamone

Features Interviews

October 18, 2011 6 min read

“Writing these pieces was almost like putting together an album. I wanted fifty-dollar words and I wanted to create literary...

Tristan Taormino: The Power of Erotica

Sinclair Sexsmith

Features Interviews

October 10, 2011 5 min read

“I absolutely believe that writing and publishing erotica, especially for minorities, is a political act. We must write our own...

John Waters: Roles of a Lifetime

Aaron Tilford

Features

October 4, 2011 18 min read

“I am neurotic. But at the same time, I’m quite happy being neurotic. I think you must figure out a...

Ira Silverberg: Opinions from a Literary Life

Frederick McKindra

Interviews

September 21, 2011 23 min read

“I don’t have a problem with a place at the table, and I don’t have a problem with a place...

Justin Vivian Bond: Childhood Revisited

Robert Smith

Features Interviews

September 12, 2011 13 min read

“Essentially I didn’t buy into gender and no amount of lecturing or attempts at behavior modification could convince me that...

Mike Albo: Stranger than (Non)Fiction

William Johnson

Features

September 6, 2011 6 min read

“It’s odd to say this, but by saying I am writing fiction I am trying to be more honest. Unless...

Justin Hall: Queering Comic Books

William Johnson

Features Interviews

August 31, 2011 11 min read

“One of the most important aspects of comic books as a medium is how it manipulates time. In a very...

Michael Sledge: The Love Experience

Sarah Van Arsdale

Features Interviews

August 24, 2011 6 min read

“Lots of women write about men, but I suppose, unfortunately, it’s still a surprise when a man attempts to write...

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

‘Nothing Pink’ by Mark Hardy

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

Rick R. Reed: Master of Romance and Horror

Azwan Ismail: Not a Revolutionary in the Abstract

Michael Graves: Literary Pop Hit

Tristan Taormino: The Power of Erotica

John Waters: Roles of a Lifetime

Ira Silverberg: Opinions from a Literary Life

Justin Vivian Bond: Childhood Revisited

Mike Albo: Stranger than (Non)Fiction

Justin Hall: Queering Comic Books

Michael Sledge: The Love Experience

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