To round off another gloriously head-down month, I have absconded to a waterfront town for a weekend writing retreat with one of my oldest and dearest friends. And honestly, these aren’t the words I came here to write, so let’s keep it brief.  I have two recommendations this month: two (well, three) songs that have soundtracked this phase of my life. 

I tend to divide my creative life into head-up periods and head-down periods. When I’ve got my head up, the work is primarily outward-facing; less time is spent writing than talking about writing. 2025 was quite the head-up year—a victory lap after publishing Redundancies and Potentials, and another one after Amplitudes: Stories of Queer & Trans Futurity dropped. I got to do a lot of cool events and readings.

I’m writing from PDT this month, but still cutting it closer than I’d like. I’ve got three announcements and two recommendations—let’s get on with it, while it’s still Friday! I’m going to VCCA! This fall, I’ll be an artist in residence at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, cooking up something spooky and transgender at Mt. San Angelo. I’ll have more to share as my residency approaches, but for now I’m excited to be able to share this news with you all!

I've got a couple of announcements this month—but mostly, I want to talk about Samia's 2025 album Bloodless. Anathema Magazine is back! After a long hiatus, Anathema Magazine is running a Kickstarter in order to fund their relaunch. Anathema publishes speculative fiction by queer people of color. This free online magazine has a special place in my heart: they published my first short story, so many years ago.

Happy allergy season! Despite the itchy eyes and occasional sinus headache, I am so relieved it’s spring. This past winter in the mid-Atlantic felt meteorologically cruel. I’m looking forward to late sunsets and time spent outdoors with friends (armed with zyrtec, of course).  Come see me at Proxima Arcanum! I’ll be reading at Proxima Arcanum on the evening of April 16th…

Let’s call this an experiment of sorts. I’ll be in your inbox (or RSS feed) on the last Friday of the month. At minimum, I’ll share any news/updates and chat about a few things I’ve been loving lat…

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As we swing from spring to summer—from complaining about the cold to complaining about the heat—I have been quite a busy bee. I've got lots of news to share, so let's jump right in, shall we? Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity is out TODAY! This anthology, edited by Lee Mandelo, has an absolutely stacked table of contents—twenty-two stories by queer and trans authors firing on all cylinders.

As we swing from spring to summer—from complaining about the cold to complaining about the heat—I have been quite a busy bee. I've got lots of news to share, so let's jump right in, shall we? Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity is out TODAY! This anthology, edited by Lee Mandelo, has an absolutely stacked table of contents—twenty-two stories by queer and trans authors firing on all cylinders.

Oh, hello there. Guess who’s back! I realize that I will, in a sense, always be coming back—more on that below. But first, let’s get caught up. Redundancies and Potentials is out now! My debut novella—a quick, gory tale of time travel and sisterhood—is on shelves now (and holy shit, that sentence is thrilling to type). Better yet, every copy of the…

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