• Just Read: Gay Dreaming by Anthony Hurd


    Wow, today sucks. Sucks real bad. But I’ve been sitting on this post for a minute, and I thought maybe talking about something good and beautiful would help, so this is a little bit selfish. I sat for a bit today looking through the Gay Dreaming by Anthony Hurd and for sure cried a bit,…

  • Just Read: Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park


    I slept on this book, and I shouldn’t have, but like a lot of us who came of age in the 80’s and 90’s, all of the stories and media I consumed that had anything to do with HIV and AIDS were so fucking traumatizing. And it’s on me that I didn’t realize sooner how…

  • An Unofficial Girl Scout Guide to Incarceration


    Originally published by theNewerYork in Jan. 2015 three things to pray for in solitary confinement: the orbited solemn sphere so she will gaze up at you time travel always time travel or any constellation that can be used for navigation when your daughter is lost A letter you can  write to your ex-boyfriend and never…

  • Chicken Tikka Masala for Lovers


    Originally published by theNewerYork, Nov. 2014 Chicken Tikka Masala for Lovers Serves 2, with leftovers for 1 to eat at work while contemplating the previous night. INGREDIENTS For the chicken*: *Skip this part if your date tells you at the last minute that he/she has gone vegetarian. Be grateful that you didn’t buy the expensive…